Schoolreaders

Analysis

Schoolreaders is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in November 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Schoolreaders reported income of £940k and spending of £1.2m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £545k to £940k (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Schoolreaders sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Change Portfolio (£937k), 1st. Shelton Lock Scout & Guide Group (£941k) and Sharing One Language (£935k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93% and investments 6.8%. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 16%. Reserves of £639k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.