Children's Book Project

The Children's Book Project is a registered UK charity focused on advancing education for children up to the age of 14 by providing access to books for those who cannot afford them. Its mission is to combat book poverty, ensuring that every child can own and enjoy books, thereby fostering literacy skills and a love for reading.

Objectives

The charity aims to:

• Supply books to children who lack access to them.
• Create sustainable reading communities by hosting regular book gifting events.
• Promote public education on environmental issues related to the reuse and recycling of pre-loved children's books.

Activities

• Book Distribution: The charity works with schools, nurseries, and community settings across the UK to distribute books.
• Community Events: It organizes inclusive events to gift books regularly, encouraging a culture of reading and sustainability.
• Environmental Awareness: The project promotes the importance of reusing and recycling pre-loved children's books to reduce waste.

Impact

The Children's Book Project has made a significant impact by gifting over 560,000 books to children in challenging circumstances. It helps bridge the literacy gap between children from book-poor and book-rich homes, as research shows that by the age of eleven, children from homes with fewer than ten books lag behind their peers in language and literacy skills.

Governance and Operations

The charity is managed by a board of six trustees. It engages a large volunteer base, with around 2,030 volunteers contributing to its activities. The charity does not have any employees with total benefits exceeding £60,000 and does not remunerate its trustees. It relies on donations of new and pre-loved books to achieve its objectives.

Financial Overview

As of the end of June 2023, the charity reported a total income of £192,795 and expenditure of £129,484, indicating a commitment to using its resources efficiently to support its mission.

References

This information is compiled from publicly available data and may require updates as more details become available.

[1] https://childrensbookproject.co.uk [2] https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/5139148 [3] https://anglodoorstepcollections.co.uk/donating-books-to-the-childrens-book-project/ [4] https://www.childrensbookproject.org [5] https://schoolsshow.co.uk/exhibitor/childrens-book-project