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Read - The Reading Agency

The Reading Agency For Libraries, The Reading Agency, Tra

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1085443
Status
Registered
Registered
March 8, 2001
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Not Defined. In Practice England And Wales

Address

Address
24 BEDFORD ROW
LONDON
WC1R 4EH

Activities

The Reading Agency works every day towards a world where everyone is reading their way to a better life - from toddlers to children to young adults, prisoners and older people - irrespective of age or economic background. It advocates that reading can tackle life's big challenges, from social mobility to mental health.

Objects: To Advance The Education Of The Public By The Encouragement Of Reading And The Promotion Of Literacy Skills

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Country
Northern Ireland, Scotland
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £2,796,553 £3,152,396 £812,335 28
March 31, 2024 £3,034,606 £3,137,021 £1,168,178 30
March 31, 2023 £3,044,429 £3,655,499 £1,270,593 27
March 31, 2022 £2,974,375 £2,823,628 £1,881,663 28
March 31, 2021 £6,497,434 £6,171,132 £1,730,916 25

Trustees

Name Appointed
Aimee Jane Felone Sept. 8, 2023
Derek O'gara Dec. 20, 2012
David Richard Shelley July 24, 2023
Davinia-Louise Green Dec. 14, 2021
Mandy Teresa de Waal Jan. 23, 2023
Maureen Carmel Corish Aug. 5, 2024
Michael Edwin Lewis Oct. 10, 2023
Mohammed Zoinul Abidin Dec. 14, 2021
Paul Nicholas Kelly June 26, 2018
Sue Lesley Williamson July 22, 2023
Susan Claire Hall Sept. 18, 2018
Thomas Moody-Stuart Dec. 29, 2025
Teresa Mary Cremin Aug. 23, 2023