BOOK BANKS

About BOOK BANKS

BOOK BANKS is a registered charity in England and Wales (registration number 1204919). Based on official Charity Commission data, it holds a "Platinum" rating with a CharityScore of 85/100 — one of the highest-rated charities in England and Wales for governance and transparency. This places it among the top-rated charities in our database, reflecting strong performance across governance, financial health, and regulatory compliance. In its most recent reporting year (2025), BOOK BANKS reported a total income of £73,725 and total expenditure of £37,139, a spending ratio of 50% suggesting a reasonable but not exceptional allocation to charitable activities. According to the Charity Commission register, BOOK BANKS describes its activities as follows: We bring books to food banks. We create relationships between food banks and the arts sector by sourcing volunteers from the books industry to staff a regular 'bookbank' at a local food bank. The book bank is a stall of free donated books and printed materials - where food bank users are encouraged to browse, take books, donate their old books and engage in conversation about books and more. Our analysis found no significant governance concerns for BOOK BANKS. No regulatory actions, filing failures, or financial anomalies were detected in the available public data. This profile is based on data publicly available from the Charity Commission for England and Wales and is updated periodically as new filings are processed. CharityScore UK provides independent, data-driven transparency ratings to help donors give with confidence — we are not affiliated with this charity or any government body.

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Financial History

Latest spending ratio: 50.4% of income spent on charitable work