# WOB FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1199668
- **Other names:** World of Books Foundation
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 15, 2022
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1199668


## Contact

- **Address:** World of Books Group, Mulberry House, Woods Way, Goring by Sea, West Sussex
- **Postcode:** BN12 4QY
- **Phone:** 01903708114
- **Email:** WoBFoundation@worldofbooks.com
- **Website:** www.worldofbooks.com



## Activities

**Objects:** TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE INITIATIVES THAT PROMOTE LITERACY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOUR

**Activities:** Promote literacy and the circular economy via direct support to charities and initiatives in these spacesProvide meaningful financial support to a range of charities Support charities or initiatives which support people from disadvantaged groups in accessing literacy Support the creation of a circular economy via charities or initiatives in waste reduction, re-using & re-purposing




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Hungary
- United States
- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £78221 | £58375 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £170343 | £54395 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2023 | £100 | £5 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Martin John Nye** (Chair) — appointed April 1, 2023
- Hannah Jane Clevett — appointed Sept. 1, 2024
- Katharine Mary Waldegrave MBE — appointed April 1, 2023
- MONICA IBARRA PARLE — appointed April 1, 2023
- Vanessa Elaine Connell — appointed July 1, 2023