LITTLE GREENWICH BOOKS

Charity Number: 1198673
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Little Greenwich Books is an early years reading charity serving Greenwich and Bexley in south-east London. We collect, check, clean and re-distribute pre-loved books for babies and young children. We also create age-appropriate gift bags of new books, designed with care to help inspire a love of reading at the earliest possible age.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £510
Total expenditure: £523

People

3 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bexley
  • Greenwich

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 April 2022: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rebecca Sams Chair 11 April 2022
None on record
Geeta Sharma Trustee 11 April 2022
None on record
Katalin Sutton Trustee 11 April 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2023 05/04/2024
Total gross income £300 £510
Total expenditure £183 £523
Income from government contracts N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 05 April 2024 03 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 03 February 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 04 February 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 04 February 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 21 Apr 2022

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LITERACY IN YOUNG CHILDREN, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY CHILDREN AGED UNDER FIVE YEARS FROM SOCIALLY OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES OR IN HOSPITALS, HOSPICES, OR OTHER CARE INSTITUTIONS IN GREENWICH AND BEXLEY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING BOOKS, FREE LEARNING RESOURCES, ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS.

Contact information

Address:
28 CLINTON AVENUE
WELLING
KENT
DA16 2DZ
Phone:
07899937441
Email:
info@littlegreenwichbooks.org.uk
Website:

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