READ EASY UK

Charity number: 1151288
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The object of the charity is 'to advance the education of the adult public in literacy'. Read Easy UK is an umbrella organisation that works to promote and support its model of volunteer-run, adult literacy 'groups'. Each locally-run, affiliated Read Easy group provides one-to-one reading coaching for adults with reading difficulties, using trained volunteer reading coaches.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £431,401
Total expenditure: £440,563

People

9 Trustee(s)

2150 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1

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
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 March 2013: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • REUK (Working name)
Company number:
CE000307 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Amanda Margaret Tincknell Chair 26 July 2025
None on record
Hayley Jean James Trustee 26 July 2025
None on record
Sara Anne Erasmus Trustee 27 July 2024
None on record
Elizabeth Elsa Hopes Trustee 28 January 2023
None on record
Panagiota Koulouri Trustee 26 July 2021
None on record
Caroline O'Connor Trustee 26 July 2021
None on record
Harriet Ayles Trustee 20 April 2020
NATIONAL LEARNING AND WORK INSTITUTE
Received: On time
Paul James Mugford Trustee 20 April 2020
None on record
Christopher John Bale Trustee 13 January 2020
FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY WINCHESTER LIMITED
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £264.28k £384.80k £275.48k £393.04k £431.40k
Total expenditure £187.12k £289.82k £396.04k £465.54k £440.56k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £646 N/A 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 30 September 2024 17 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 17 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 05 July 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 05 July 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 03 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 03 May 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 07 March 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 07 March 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 09 June 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 09 June 2021 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 19 Mar 2013

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE ADULT PUBLIC IN LITERACY.

Contact information

Address:
Kenton House
Oxford Street
MORETON-IN-MARSH
Gloucestershire
GL56 0LA
Phone:
01388435021
Email:
info@readeasy.org.uk
Website:

www.readeasy.org.uk Open in new window