The Book Foundation

Analysis

The Book Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04176558). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Book Foundation reported income of £23k and spending of £18k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1,934 to £23k (+1096%), an average of +86% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 795%. Over the whole period it spent 303% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Book Foundation sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ansar-Ud-Deen United Kingdom and Ireland (£23k), Tabernacle, Morriston Congregation (£23k) and Rahmatullah Islamic Community Association (Rica), UK. (£23k).