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Own Books

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1190573
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed July 22, 2026. Filing history
Registered
July 27, 2020
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
24 Castle Road
Henley-In-Arden
B95 5LS

Activities

Own Books is a book donation project that helps children and young people, without books, to have their own books to keep or share at home. The project aims to advance literacy & a love of reading in children & young people through the free provision of books in the home. Through a series of art making and storytelling workshops, we aim to encourage and inspire literacy, creativity & imagination.

Objects: For The Benefit Of The Public To Advance The Education And Development Of Children And Young People In Particular By Distributing Age Appropriate Books To Schools Across England And Wales, And By Providing Arts And Crafts Workshops Focused On Developing Creativity And Imagination.

Classification

How
Other Charitable Activities
What
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
Children/young People

Geography

Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2025 July 22, 2026On time £13,190 £17,691
Dec. 31, 2024 April 1, 2025On time £29,226 £15,659
Dec. 31, 2023 April 1, 2024On time £16,730 £15,279
Dec. 31, 2022 Feb. 10, 2023On time £1,035 £7,159
Dec. 31, 2021 March 23, 2022On time £19,044 £5,961

Trustees

Name Appointed
Julie De Bastion Bfa Hons (Chair) July 1, 2020
Alison Moira Shaw MA TD July 1, 2020
Dawn Belfield Jan. 30, 2025
Julia Gibson Jan. 12, 2023