Read - The Reading Agency
The Reading Agency For Libraries, The Reading Agency, Tra
- Country
- England & Wales
- Charity number
- 1085443
- Status
- Registered
- Reporting
- Up to date Last filed Nov. 7, 2025. Filing history
- Registered
- March 8, 2001
- Legal form
- Charitable company
- Company number
- 03904882
Address
- Address
- 24 Bedford Row
London
WC1R 4EH
Contact
- Phone
- 020 7324 2544
- info@readingagency.org.uk
- Website
readingagency.org.uk
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
Geography
- Area of benefit
- Not Defined. In Practice England And Wales
- Country
- Northern Ireland, Scotland
- Region
- Throughout England And Wales
Finances
| Period end | Filed | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | Nov. 7, 2025On time | £2,796,553 | £3,152,396 | £812,335 | 28 |
| March 31, 2024 | Nov. 4, 2024On time | £3,034,606 | £3,137,021 | £1,168,178 | 30 |
| March 31, 2023 | Oct. 9, 2023On time | £3,044,429 | £3,655,499 | £1,270,593 | 27 |
| March 31, 2022 | Aug. 16, 2022On time | £2,974,375 | £2,823,628 | £1,881,663 | 28 |
| March 31, 2021 | Jan. 30, 2022On time | £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 |
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