BOOKTRUST
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Reading changes lives. Booktrust ensures all children and families have the opportunity to enjoy and be confident in their reading. We provide expertise for parents and professionals to make quality choices of reading for children. We engage with communities in the promotion of reading. And we advocate for national and local policies to recognise the social and economic importance of reading.
Latest income
£12.4m
Expenditure
£12.5m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £10.4m | £10.2m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £11.1m | £11.6m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £11.9m | £13.8m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £12.0m | £12.1m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £12.4m | £12.5m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £2.1m |
| Charitable activities | £10.2m |
| Trading | £39k |
| Investment income | £72k |
| Total income | £12.4m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £11.4m |
| Raising funds | £1.1m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £78k |
| Total expenditure | £12.5m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £6.2m |
| Total funds | £6.2m |
| — restricted | £0 |
| — unrestricted | £6.2m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £6.2m |
| Cash | £1.5m |
People
| Employees | 102 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- People With Disabilities
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.