OWN BOOKS

About OWN BOOKS

OWN BOOKS is a registered charity in England and Wales (registration number 1190573). Based on official Charity Commission data, it holds a "Verified" rating with a CharityScore of 80/100 — a well-rated and transparent charity that meets strong governance standards. This indicates a reliable charity with strong fundamentals across most of our assessment criteria. In its most recent reporting year (2024), OWN BOOKS reported a total income of £29,226 and total expenditure of £15,659, a spending ratio of 54% suggesting a reasonable but not exceptional allocation to charitable activities. According to the Charity Commission register, OWN BOOKS describes its activities as follows: Own Books is a book donation project that helps children and young people, without books, to have their own books to keep or share at home. The project aims to advance literacy & a love of reading in children & young people through the free provision of books in the home. Through a series of art making and storytelling workshops, we aim to encourage and inspire literacy, creativity & imagination. Our analysis found no significant governance concerns for OWN BOOKS. 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: 53.6% of income spent on charitable work