Books Alive

Analysis

Books Alive is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in September 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03737476). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Books Alive reported income of £98k and spending of £92k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £85k to £98k (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Books Alive sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lord Street West United Church (£98k), Ebenezer Evangelical Church (£98k) and The Greek Church of the Annunciation, Manchester (£98k).