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Registered charity · No. 1184137CIO

ABC Book Club

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ABC Book Club is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about ABC Book Club?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£90,585
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£78,663
Registered charity number
1184137
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Bromley
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

ABC Book Club (number 1184137) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does ABC Book Club do?

For the benefit of the public to advance the education of children, in particular but not exclusively, by distributing children's books to local schools in need of resources, the installation of reading areas and libraries, and the purchase and assembly of furniture and furnishings in schools

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for ABC Book Club

Answers ABC Book Club gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are ABC Book Club's highest-paid staff paid?

ABC Book Club's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records ABC Book Club as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

ABC Book Club's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Previous names on the register
Acorn Book Club (Abc)
Where it says it operates
Kent · Throughout London

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.

Reported activities: Other Charitable Activities.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is ABC Book Club registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for ABC Book Club yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score ABC Book Club. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is ABC Book Club a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists ABC Book Club as a registered charity (number 1184137) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is ABC Book Club's charity number?
ABC Book Club's charity number is 1184137. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1184137?
Search 1184137 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does ABC Book Club do?
For the benefit of the public to advance the education of children, in particular but not exclusively, by distributing children's books to local schools in need of resources, the installation of reading areas and libraries, and the purchase and assembly of furniture and furnishings in schools
Does ABC Book Club have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for ABC Book Club. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to ABC Book Club?
ABC Book Club's website listed in our register data is http://www.abcbookclub.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is ABC Book Club's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. ABC Book Club's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to ABC Book Club?
The register records ABC Book Club as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are ABC Book Club's trustees paid?
ABC Book Club's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was ABC Book Club previously called?
The register lists this previous name for ABC Book Club: Acorn Book Club (Abc).
When was ABC Book Club registered as a charity?
ABC Book Club was entered on the register on 27 June 2019.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.