BOOKRELIEF UK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 9 March 2010
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 9 March 2024 – 8 March 2025
Latest income: £49,039
Latest expenditure: £28,098
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 2 Crowbeare Meadow, TORRINGTON, Devon, EX38 7DX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bookreliefuk.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Small NORTH DEVON 'LITERACY' CHARITY operating a bookshop selling donated booksWe use the surplus income, together with grants received, to fund our literacy projects.We also send books abroad to help with 'literacy'

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 9 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 8 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 8 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 26 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 26 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £49,039
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,098

Fin Period Start Date: 9 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 8 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 8 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 3 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 3 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £32,971
Total Gross Expenditure: £20,071

Fin Period Start Date: 9 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 8 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 8 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 3 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £24,501
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,785

Fin Period Start Date: 9 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 8 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 8 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 22 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £9,465
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,057

Fin Period Start Date: 9 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 8 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 8 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 6 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 6 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £26,715
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,522

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 9 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 8 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 8 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 26 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £49,039
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,098
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 9 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 8 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 8 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 3 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £32,971
Total Gross Expenditure: £20,071
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 7

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 9 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 8 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 8 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 3 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £24,501
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,785
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 7

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 9 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 8 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 8 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 6 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £26,715
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,522
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £20,365
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Devon
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BOOKRELIEF UK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2010-03-09T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 29 JANUARY 2010
Charitable Objects: THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN LITERACY IN BOTH THE UNITED KINGDOM AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE ACTIVE SUPPORT AND INSTIGATION OF LITERACY ADVANCEMENT PROJECTS, BY WORKING WITH OR PARTNERING WITH OTHER SPECIALIST CHARITIES/ORGANISATIONS IN THIS FIELD BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE..
Area Of Benefit: THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 339660
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: BRUK

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures