Room to Read UK Limited

Analysis

Room to Read UK Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06685456). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Room to Read UK Limited reported income of £1.7m and spending of £2.6m, spending 154% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £929k to £1.7m (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 313%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Room to Read UK Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sufra - NW London (£1.7m), Giroscope Limited (£1.7m) and Northamptonshire Domestic Abuse Service (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £80k. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £174k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.