QUEST FOR LEARNING

Charity number: 1107219
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

WE HELP CHILDREN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES WITH EARLY LITERACY AND NUMERACY TO IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS AND BECOME CONFIDENT AND ENTHUSIASTIC LEARNERS AT HOME AND SCHOOL. WE TEACH CHILDREN INDIVIDUALLY AND IN GROUPS ON TAILOR-MADE COURSES. WE MODEL OUR APPROACH AND SHARE IDEAS AND RESOURCES WITH THEIR PARENTS/CARERS. WE TRAIN TEACHERS AND TEACHING ASSISTANTS TO DELIVER BASIC SKILLS SUPPORT.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £217,764
Total expenditure: £284,610

People

8 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 December 2004: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • READING QUEST (Previous name)
Company number:
05273829 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Roger Copleston Chair 25 April 2018
None on record
Hannah Waugh Trustee 26 February 2025
None on record
James Veness Trustee 22 May 2024
None on record
Kimberley Rose Trustee 13 May 2020
None on record
Ned Wells Trustee 25 April 2018
None on record
Ben Brice Trustee 31 January 2018
None on record
KEVIN SENIOR Trustee 07 December 2016
CHRIST'S HOSPITAL OF ABINGDON
Received: On time
Sheenagh Broadbent Trustee 07 December 2016
VALE AND DOWNLAND BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £126.13k £268.26k £353.94k £325.83k £217.76k
Total expenditure £137.13k £237.74k £286.84k £313.75k £284.61k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £3.13k 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 31 July 2024 05 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 05 February 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 28 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 28 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 04 July 2023 34 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 04 July 2023 34 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 01 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 01 February 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 17 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 17 December 2020 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29/10/2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/06/2012 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 05/07/2012 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 09/12/2015

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATIONAL POTENTIAL AND ACHIEVEMENT OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 16 EXPERIENCING BASIC DIFFICULTIES WITH LITERACY AND NUMERACY BY THE PROVISION OF AN EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICE DELIVERED WITHIN SCHOOLS AND SUPPORTING LEARNING IN THE HOME; AND BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR SCHOOL TEACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF, TRAINEE TEACHERS AND CORPORATE VOLUNTEERS INVOLVED IN IMPROVING THE LITERACY AND NUMERACY SKILLS OF PUPILS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
Quest for Learning
Thameside Primary School
Cotman Close
ABINGDON
Oxfordshire
OX14 5NL
Phone:
01235257600
Email:
info@questforlearning.org.uk
Website:

www.questforlearning.org.uk Open in new window