# BOOK AID INTERNATIONAL

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 313869
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** July 4, 1966
- **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=313869


## Contact

- **Address:** 1B Blake Mews, London
- **Postcode:** TW9 3GA
- **Phone:** 02077333577
- **Email:** alison.tweed@bookaid.org
- **Website:** www.bookaid.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND LITERACY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BY CHARITABLE MEANS:(A) BY ESTABLISHING, PROVIDING AND CARRYING ON THE SERVICE OF PROCURING AND DISTRIBUTING READING AND INFORMATION MATERIAL REGARDLESS OF MEDIUM TO DEVELOPING AND OTHER COUNTRIES IN NEED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES;(B) BY DISTRIBUTING CONSIGNMENTS OF SUCH MATERIAL TO PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY LIBRARIES, UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, YOUTH AND CHILDREN'S CENTRES AND OTHER CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL NEEDS AND PRIORITIES; AND(C) BY PROMOTING OR SUPPORTING ANY TRAINING OR OTHER ACTIVITY WHICH IS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE USE OF BOOKS, READING AND OTHER INFORMATION MATERIAL IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

**Activities:** Book Aid International is the UK's leading international book donation and library development charity. Book Aid International's vision is a world where everyone has access to the books that will enrich, improve and change their lives.

**Area of benefit:** OVERSEAS




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bhutan
- Cameroon
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- Greece
- Iraq
- Kenya
- Lebanon
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Nigeria
- Occupied Palestinian Territories
- Rwanda
- Saint Vincent
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Syria
- Tanzania
- The Gambia
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £22104261 | £20875744 | £13012335 | 28 | [PDF](https://files.opencharities.uk/ew/313869/2024-12-31-accounts.pdf) (3.7 MB) |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £22561637 | £19991642 | £11588918 | 29 | [PDF](https://files.opencharities.uk/ew/313869/2023-12-31-accounts.pdf) (3.5 MB) |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £17700588 | £17420968 | £8620203 | 31 | [PDF](https://files.opencharities.uk/ew/313869/2022-12-31-accounts.pdf) (3.3 MB) |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £12567896 | £15587726 | £8341883 | 31 | [PDF](https://files.opencharities.uk/ew/313869/2021-12-31-accounts.pdf) (2.0 MB) |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £14807452 | £12969224 | £10565763 | 26 | [PDF](https://files.opencharities.uk/ew/313869/2020-12-31-accounts.pdf) (3.9 MB) |




## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Dr ALICE MARJORIE SHEILA PROCHASKA** | Chair | Feb. 1, 2022 |
| Alan James David Hurcombe |  | June 27, 2024 |
| Alexandra Emma Jones |  | March 21, 2024 |
| Chioma Michelle Okwudiafor |  | March 28, 2023 |
| Paula Lee Clarke |  | June 27, 2024 |
| Susan Hutton |  | March 28, 2023 |
| Zainab Umar |  | Oct. 8, 2020 |