01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 8 August 2014
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £748,918
- Latest expenditure
- £683,364
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: xandwhy Fivefields, 8-10 Grosvenor Gardens, London, SW1W 0DH
Website recorded by the regulator: www.doorsteplibrary.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The charity runs Doorstep Library projects sending volunteers to homes of children in disadvantaged areas to help them enjoy reading, read well, and to lend books. Parents are encouraged to contribute to their children's education, they are supported to access local services designed to help them and their children. The charity runs Doorstep Libraries in London.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £748,918
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £683,364
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 8 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £902,628
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £692,521
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £828,487
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £875,488
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £640,599
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £741,367
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £741,837
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £462,752
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 17 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £748,918
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £683,364
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £46,576
- 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
- 170
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 8 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £902,628
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £692,521
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £41,200
- 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
- 242
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 15 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £828,487
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £875,488
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £39,336
- 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
- 230
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £640,599
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £741,367
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £32,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 100
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 18 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £741,837
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £462,752
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £32,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 113
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 17 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 704952
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 34944
- Income Investments
- 9022
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 748918
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £92,206
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £591,158
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 683364
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 36905
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 347875
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2612
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £221,662
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2152
- Assets Own Use
- 2152
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £502,955
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £33,070
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £472,037
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 33070
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £496,451
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 221662
- Funds Restricted
- 250375
- Funds Total
- 472037
- Count Employees
- 13
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 8 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 868240
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 33600
- Income Investments
- 788
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 902628
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £122,820
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £569,701
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 692521
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 27205
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 351940
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3989
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £163,201
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2622
- Assets Own Use
- 2622
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £433,137
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £29,276
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £406,483
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 29276
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £431,589
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 163201
- Funds Restricted
- 243282
- Funds Total
- 406483
- Count Employees
- 15
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 15 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 793751
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 34736
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 828487
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £137,238
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £738,250
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 875488
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 29165
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 400257
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3943
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £53,795
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6062
- Assets Own Use
- 6062
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £233,634
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £43,319
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £196,377
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 43319
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £215,779
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 53795
- Funds Restricted
- 142582
- Funds Total
- 196377
- Count Employees
- 19
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 608599
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 32000
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 640599
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £109,467
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £631,900
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 741367
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 8919
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 348186
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1825
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £49,201
- Assets Total Fixed
- 9181
- Assets Own Use
- 9181
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £285,895
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £51,698
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £243,378
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 51698
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £266,846
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 49201
- Funds Restricted
- 194177
- Funds Total
- 243378
- Count Employees
- 18
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 18 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 709837
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 32000
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 741837
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £82,999
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £379,753
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 462752
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 5015
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 242030
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £121,174
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £480,247
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £136,101
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £344,146
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 136101
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £344,146
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 121174
- Funds Restricted
- 222972
- Funds Total
- 344146
- Count Employees
- 9
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Hammersmith And Fulham
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- City Of Westminster
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Lambeth
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- DOORSTEP LIBRARY NETWORK
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2016-03-10T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5007846
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1137861
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE DOORSTEP LIBRARY NETWORK
- Charity Name
- DOORSTEP LIBRARY NETWORK
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2014-08-08T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - Foundation Registered 08 Aug 2014 as amended on 01 Mar 2025
- Charitable Objects
- 3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR FOR CHILDREN AGED 1-11 YEARS FROM DEPRIVED AREAS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR IN LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, PRIMARILY BY PROVIDING DOORSTEP LIBRARY PROJECTS WHICH PROVIDE BOOKS AND BOOK-LED LEARNING. 3.1.2 THE RELIEF OF NEED BY WORKING WITH LOW-INCOME FAMILIES TO SUPPORT THEM TO INCREASE AND DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY BETTER PARTICIPATE IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.3.1.3 TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures