CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
1172730
Receipts and
ments accounts
CC16a
To
31A)Y2ff23
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrnstricted
fund
Restricted
fvnd¥
Endowment
lunds
Total funds
Last year
toth•n••rB* E trJthowre•t£ tolh• nw•Bt£ tothenoar¢At£ tothe nparest £
A1 Recel
Ot8nts
Lknnabor
Charitab￿A(*Vft￿S
16,995
783
1,3n
1,3n
tota
AR)
24A76
an
4,33B
A3Pa
ments
staff wages
irtsuran
Misc. exp
16WJ
16,500
11.6N)
118
Sub tolal
16.no
16.846
12,081
A4 Asset and investme
Sub tolal
116
16.730
16,846
12,083
Nèt of reeelptMpaymentsJ
AS Transfèrs bets¥•èn fut)ts
A6 Cash ftFnd$ last year end
Cash funds Ihis yearend
1,26
13.Tl
16,044
12.793
15.￿5
19.725
7,217
6,93
19,725
CCXX R1 attounts ISSI
1611212023

Section B Ststement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categortes
B1 Cash funds
rashattOlk
6)77
8.97T
-"Z•44
B4 Assèts retalned for tho
charlty's own use
BS Liabilities
ShJn8d by orE ortsbtstrttst885 on
b8haJtof 8ty ￿tR￿te88
CCXX R2 accourts {SSI
16112r2023

Trustees. Annual Report for the period
Peric*J start date
Period end date
From
To
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charlty name
Reading Ladders
Other names charity is knovm by
Registered charity number (rf any)
1172730
Charity's principal addrtss
10 Talrnan Grove, Stanmore, Middlesex
, Postcode
HA7 4UQ
Names of the charlty trustees who manage the charity
Trustee namè
Office {if arry)
Name of person (or body) entitled
ifan
Martin Miller
Treasurer
Elaine Lancod
Laura Bloorn￿rg
Sheree Oxenham
Chair
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
20
Names of the trustees for the charity. rf any. (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name
Datss a¢ted rf not for whole
TAR
March 2012

Names and addrnssos of advlsers (Optional infomiation)
e of adviser
Name
Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional inforniationl
Section B
Structure: governance and management
Description of the charity's trusts
Conslitution adopted 24° April 2017
Type of goveming document
How the charty is constrtuted
charitab￿ Incorporated Organisation
Trustee selection meth￿IS
Appointed by Voluntary Operations Manager with approval by other
trustees
Addftlonal governance issues (Optional inforniation)
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant, about..
policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees.
the charity's organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the charity
works.,
relationship with any related
parties-
trustees, consideration of
major risks and the system
and prO￿dureS to manage
them.
Section C
Ob ectives and activities
To advance the education of young people wrth dyslexia and other
lrteracy difficultses in North West-London and the surrounding areas.
Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document
TAR
March 2012

In planniro our projects for the year, we kept in mind the charity
ommissions guidan￿ on public benefft at our trustee meetings.
Furthemore. referen￿ was made to our agreed objectives to aid
deosion making.
The main projects were as follows..
Providing tutti'on wtlh furKling from The People's Postcode Lottery".
Summary ofthe main
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration that trusteos have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commisslon on public
benefit)
During this year. we worked in 5 primary schools. We taught a
hTrgh number of pupils who came from disadvantaged
backgrounds. many of whom had additional leaming needs such
as Dyslexia and Autism_ In small groups of up to 4 pupils, they
re￿iVed stru(*ured mutti-sensory tuttion, for 45 minLrtes a week.
The interadive and fun ￿SSonS incorporated activities to help
pupils improve their reading a￿Ur8¢Y and reading
comprehension. During these lessons, pupils were explicitly
tsught reading strategies they can use in the classroom and at
home. Pupils developed confidence in their reading abilty and
were able to take p￿aSUre in reading, vthich enhanced their well-
being aThY seff-esteem.
In February 2023, we delivered a webinar to tutors on 'Strategiès
to engage reluctant vniters,. to raise funds for the charity.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional infom)ation)
You may choose to include
further statements, where
relevant, about..
policy on grant making,.
policy programme related
investment:
contribution made by
volunteers.
TAR
March 2012

Section D
Achievements and performance
The charity managed to expand into 5 primary schools, which meant that
there were sometimes as many as 16 groups of pupils re￿iving
specialist tuttion. This required careful planning and preparation, to
ensure the smooth running of the tuition and make sure the timings of the
lessons worked alOngs￿de the curriculum and that any issues were dealt
Summary ofthe main
achievements of the charlty
during the year
The groups received fa￿ to face lessons, taught by specialist tutors,
had a qualtfication in teaching children with dyslexia. We incorporated
lots of interactive games and activities into the lessons, and pupils were
able to leam the skills for reading in a fun way. We introduced graphic
novels into the sessions, vthiGh worked on the pupils visual strengths, so
pupils could gain more pleasure in reading. The pupils became
independent readers and were able to transfer the strategies they leamt
in the sessions to the classroom. As in previous years, y￿ had very
positive feedback from class teachers, Deputy Headslsendco's and
Headteachers, who nOti￿d that the pupils had
significantly developed their Confiden￿ in reading and their mentsl well-
being had improved.
The Reading Ladders webinar was very successful and we raised nearly
£700 which will be put towards expanding our reserves. As in previous
webinars, we r￿1Ved ex￿lIent feedbad( from the tutors and we were
able to raise the profile of Reading Ladders.
TAR
Marc* 2012

Section E
Financial review
It is the policy of the charity to maintain frée reserves at a level which
balan￿$ our objectives to develop and support services with our needs
to remain financially stable. Reading Ladders intends lo build sufficient
reserves for befv￿en 5 - 6 months of operation.
Brief statement of the
charity's policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially
in deficit
Further financlal review detalls (Optional infomiation)
INe are always aimirvJ to expand our reseNes as part of our growth
strategy through fundraising activities. We were able to do this through
delNering a we￿.nar, which was well re￿ived.
You may choose to inclLKle
additional infom)ation, where
relevant aboLrt'.
the charity's principal
sources of funds (induding
any fundraising).,
how expenditu￿ has
supported the key objectrves
of the charity..
investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
Section F
Other optional information
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's tntstees
Signaturels)
Full name(s)
Posltlon {eg Secretary. Chair,
et¢)
(L(￿
L3
TAR
March 2012