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Reading Force

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1159890
Status
Registered
Registered
Jan. 12, 2015
Legal form
CIO
Area of benefit
UK And Overseas

Address

Address
10 Homersham Road
Kingston upon Thames
KT1 3PN

Activities

We help improve communication within families experiencing the unique challenges of Forces life whether at home together or separated by tours of duty or postings, by encouraging shared reading and scrapbook/journaling. It is a fun and practical activity for all British Forces families living in the UK and overseas, reservists, veterans, and their close and extended families including grandparents

Objects: The Following Objects Are For The Public Benefit For All British Armed Forces Families And Children Living In The UK And Overseas:-1) To Advance Education By Encouraging Families To Read Together For Pleasure And Talk About A Book By Providing Advice And Assistance And Materials To Support Shared Reading Activities; And2) To Promote And Protect Good Health By Using Reading As A Means Of Mitigating Stress And Increasing Communication And Good Family Relationships Following Separation Due To Training, Deployment, Postings And Mobility.

Classification

How
Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
What
Education/training, Other Charitable Purposes
Who
Children/young People, Other Defined Groups

Areas of operation

Country
Akrotiri, Brunei, Canada, Cyprus, Dhekelia, Falkland Islands, Germany, Gibraltar, Italy, Northern Ireland, Scotland
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
June 30, 2025 £437,592 £291,250
June 30, 2024 £231,793 £303,542
June 30, 2023 £218,979 £283,736
June 30, 2022 £256,638 £222,604
June 30, 2021 £288,455 £151,166

Trustees

Name Appointed
Nicholas William Neville Jones Ba Oxon (Chair) Nov. 10, 2014
Alison Hill Nov. 8, 2023
Amanda Rowley March 25, 2025
Elizabeth Brown Feb. 3, 2026
Lindsey Taylor Nov. 10, 2014
Louise Sarah Radakin Feb. 3, 2026
Paul Collard BEM ACMA April 1, 2025
Rev Alison Baverstock Nov. 6, 2014
Shahid Azeem Feb. 23, 2023
Sarah Helen Bradshaw Feb. 3, 2026
The Rt Hon the Lord David Blunkett Sept. 30, 2020