# READ FOR GOOD

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1130309
- **Other names:** READATHON
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 24, 2009
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1130309


## Contact

- **Address:** Read for Good, Nailsworth Mills Estate, Avening Road, Nailsworth, Stroud
- **Postcode:** GL6 0BS
- **Phone:** 01453839005
- **Email:** reading@readforgood.org
- **Website:** www.readforgood.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UK, BY THE PROMOTION OF READING FOR PLEASURE AND ASSOCIATED LITERACY SKILLS; AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP, AND THE PROVISION OF RELIEF TO DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UK.

**Activities:** Read for Good's aim is the advancement of education of children and young people in the UK, by the promotion of reading for pleasure and associated literacy skills; and the advancement of citizenship, and the provision of relief to disadvantaged children and young people in the UK.

**Area of benefit:** UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | £1479090 | £1175892 | £1230710 | 13 |  |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £1071218 | £1108809 | £927512 | 11 |  |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £1103518 | £1110055 | £965103 | 11 |  |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £1100759 | £903655 | £971654 | 11 |  |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £754165 | £639368 | £774557 | 10 |  |




## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Siobhain Whitty** | Chair | Jan. 2, 2024 |
| Amanda Shields |  | June 14, 2023 |
| Anne Everall |  | April 5, 2019 |
| Emma Bessent |  | Jan. 2, 2024 |
| Helen West |  | April 5, 2019 |
| Kevin Alan Orchard |  | May 16, 2025 |
| Paula Regan |  | Dec. 7, 2021 |
| Rachel Bolton |  | Jan. 24, 2020 |