01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC011359
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- AB54 4HJ
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 23 September 2016 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC011359 Books Abroad, which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 16 January 1982.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Book donations are received from schools, colleges, universities & book publishers to distribute and recycle by sending them to schools and other institutions in developing countries
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4.1 To propagate and maintain literacy and education in all its branches and at all levels, by any lawful means in any area of the world where lack of resources would otherwise be an obstacle to its achievement. 4.2 To re-use wherever possible, books and other educational materials received from British schools, libraries, private households and any other source that may be otherwise be disposed of as waste in order that such materials may have a second life in the hands of the society's beneficiaries abroad.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £106,558 | £49,759 | 2 | 1 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £102,366 | £57,267 | 2 | 11 June 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £70,053 | £58,597 | 2 | 4 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £67,102 | £55,212 | 2 | 3 October 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £54,895 | £51,798 | 2 | 21 September 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Unit 1, Richmond Avenue Industrial Estate, Rhynie, Huntly, Aberdeenshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.booksabroad.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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