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The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1160256 .
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Description

READ FOUNDATION CHANGED ITS LEGAL STRUCTURE FROM A TRUST TO A CHARITABLE COMPANY, NO:1160256. HISTORICAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UNDER THE PREVIOUS CHARITY NUMBER: 1114808.READ Foundation builds purpose built schools to provide quality education for poor and rural communities. It sponsors orphans & needy children to gain the skills needed to help themselves out of poverty.

Also known as

  • Read Foundation

CCEW Charity number

1160256

Company number

09195667

Registered

Postcode

M14 6AX

Website

readfoundation.org.uk

Domain

readfoundation.org.uk

Latest income

£8,480,813 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Read Foundation

GB-CHC-1160256

Locations

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Area of operation outside the UK

  • Bangladesh
  • Lebanon
  • Pakistan
  • Türkiye
  • Yemen

Registered Office in the UK

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Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 3 active records and 0 inactive records, from 3 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1160256 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.

Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.

GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1160256 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

Read Foundation (this record)

Organisation record from Charity Commission for England and Wales
Last updated 2024-07-01

READ Foundation

Organisation record from Office of Scottish Charity Regulator
Last updated 2024-06-27

Read Foundation

Organisation record from Companies House
Last updated 2024-06-29

Read Foundation

GB-CHC-1160256

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Grant-making foundations H10

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Beneficiary group BE » Children BE102
  • Beneficiary group BE » Widows; widowers and orphans BE112
  • Economic and community development EC » Rural and farming areas EC105
  • Education ED
  • Education ED » Schools ED106
  • Heritage HR » History HR103
  • Social welfare SW » Individual poverty SW105

Theme (CCEW)

  • General Charitable Purposes 101
  • Education/training 102
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 105

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Provides Human Resources 304
  • Provides Services 306

Scale of operation

  • Overseas

Read Foundation

GB-CHC-1160256

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
2015-01-30 Registered as a charity
2016-03-31 2,300,830 2,125,969
2017-03-31 2,228,746 2,517,536
2018-03-31 2,752,272 2,432,311
2019-03-31 3,106,015 3,464,644
2020-03-31 4,888,666 3,793,040
2021-03-31 5,369,265 4,928,902
2022-03-31 7,308,283 5,400,365
2023-03-31 8,480,813 8,000,979
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Read Foundation

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Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees 39 21
Employees paid more than £60,000 1 1
Volunteers 20 25
Trustees 6
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Read Foundation

GB-CHC-1160256

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 8,447.3 7,288.0
Legacies - -
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 8,447.3 7,288.0
Income from charitable activities 29.1 13.4
Income from other trading activities - -
Income from investments 4.4 1.9
Other income - 4.9
Total 8,480.8 7,308.3
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds 1,403.9 1,034.5
Spending on raising funds 1,403.9 1,034.5
Grants to institutions - 3,301.0
Other charitable activities 6,587.5 1,064.9
Charitable activities 6,587.5 4,365.9
Other spending 9.6 -
Total 8,001.0 5,400.4
Net income / (expenditure) 479.8 1,907.9

Read Foundation

GB-CHC-1160256

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 19.5 14.8
Investment assets - -
19.5 14.8
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 5,890.8 4,328.0
Other current assets 302.1 414.3
6,192.9 4,742.3
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (1,845.6) (870.1)
Net current assets 4,347.3 3,872.2
Total assets less current liabilities 4,366.8 3,887.0
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year - -
Net assets 4,366.8 3,887.0
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 1,164.6 959.2
Unrestricted funds 3,202.3 2,927.8
4,366.8 3,887.0

Read Foundation

GB-CHC-1160256

Income from government

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2023
£
2022
£
Contracts with government
None recorded
Government grants
Income from government grants - 4,908
Government grants as % of total income - 0.1%
Number of government grants - 1

Read Foundation

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