CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WAtES iinY30 Recei tsand ments accounts CC16a Forthe wlod To 3110312024 Section A Receipts and payments funds funds Total funds La8tyear A1 Ro¢ Grants 5.180 Wage$ DBS Sub totsl(Grt%gs Inc4) for ARJ 11,B45 Sgta see table Sub total 11,84S 4J38 A3Pa staff wages insuran Misc. exp 040 120 14SOD 116 230 1YJ Sub total 431 4471 16 Sub total 431 16.846 Net of recelptsl(payments) A5 Trnnsfers between fund A6 Cash fvnds last vear end 81 6A74 12.508 7.217 14591 19,726 7.217 CCXX R1 acrnunts ISSI 2911112024
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categorios B1 Cash lunds B4 Assets retslned for thè charfty's own use s)ned Or1 trtee$ on tehalfofal ts tr (LCrD R2 alts ISSI 29111r2024
Trustees. Annual Report for the period Peric(I start date 01 Period end date 31 03 rJ 24 Fr¢Mn To Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Reading Ladder5 Other names charity is known by Reglstered charity nwnber (rf any) 1172730 Charity's principal address 10 Talman Grove. Stanmore, Middlesex Postcode HA7 4UQ Names ol the charity trustees who manage the charlty Office frfary) Name of r$On lor body) entid•d nttrustee ifa Martin Miller Elaine Lancod Laura Bloomterg Sheree Oxenham Treasurer Chair 10 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity. If any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted rf not for whole TAR Mard) 2012
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional informknon) of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff member5 (Optional infomiation} Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the charity's trusts Constitution adopted 24th April 2017 Type of goveming document le.g. trust dee nsiiEUIIO, How the chanty constituied le.g. ITUSt. associatson. compan Charitable Incorporated Organisation Trustee selection methods ie g. appointe(J Dy. eiecwj D Appointed by Voluntary Operations Manager wtth approval by other trustees Addltlonal govemance Issues (Optional inforniation) You may choose to indude additional infomiation. where relevant, about: poliGies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees., the charity's organisational structure and any wider network wth whith the thanty works; relationship with any related parties- trustees. consideration of major risks and the system and prOdureS to manage them. Section C Objectives and activities To advan the gjucatton of young people with dyslexia and other literacy drfficutts.es in Northwest London and the Suound1ng areas. Summary of the objects of tho charity set out in its governing document TAR March 2012
In planning our projects for the year. we kept in mind the charity commissions guidan on wblic benefft at our trustee meetings. Furthemiore. referen was made to our agreed objectives to aid de(Ision making. During the year. we had 3 Speaalist dyslexia tutor5 in schools: The main projects were as follows". Summary ol the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within thls section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity ComMi10n on publlc benefft) Providing pupils from the following schools, with specialist dyslexia turtion wtth fvrKling from The Rosetrees Trust and Harrow PATOSS. Schools paid 25'A of the cost of the turtion. St. Bemadette's Pnmary school.. provided 6 groups of pupils with 45 minute weekly lessons. Cannon Lane Primary School= provided 2 groups of pupils with 45 minute weekly lessons. Addftlonal dotsils of o14ectives and activitles (OptSonal infomwtion) You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about.. policy on grant making" policy programme related investment", contribution made by volurrteers. TAR March 2012
Section D Achievements and performance We have promded specialist tuition to pupils in 2 primary schools in Harrow. Vve have a reputation for provided specialist literacy tuition to improve pupils reading abilitses and schools are requests.ng our Servi9. Summary ofthe maln achievements of the charity during tho year Our spe(xalist tutors have delivered fun, interactive tasks and games, to help pupils develop an enjoyment in reading. In addition, the pupils have become more confident readers and have leamt reading strategies to empower them to trCoMe successful readers. We have conts'nued to re1ve positive feedback from schools, who have noticed that the pupils have signtficantly improving their reading abilities and show enjoyment in reading Furthemiore. pupils hav8 improved their sew-esteem. confidence and mental wellbeing. In addition, due to the challenges of gaining grants, we have looked at other ways to raise funds. We have spent a long time redesigning our reading and spelling games. to make rt easier for teachersftutors to play, th minimal preparth"on. The games will be further developed, so they can be sold online and through social media. We have employed a person to help with admin, which has helped us to organise operations more efficiendy. We will shortly be employing someone who has knowledge of social media, so we can raise awareness of 'Reading Ladders. to a wider audience with platforms such as 'Link8d In.. TAR Mar(* 2012
Section E Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves It is ts policy of the charrty to maintain free reserrfes at a level which balances our objertives to develop and support seNices with our needs to remain financrally stable. Reading Ladders intends to build sufficient reserves for beeen 5- 6 months of operation. Details of any funds materialty in dofJGit Further financial revlew details (Optional infomiation) You may ch¢)ose to include As a fairfy new chartty, we are always aiming to expand our reserves as additional inforniation, where part of our growth strategy through fundraising activities. We are at the relevant about.. point where we re6ell our newly deswned reading and spelling the charity's principal games. In addition. we are planning to sell de¢oupage boxes to bring in SoUrS of funds (ind1ng extra funds to expand our services. any fundraising); how expenditure has supported the key oty'ectNes of the chartty" investment policy and objectivés including any ethical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustses, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Position lo.g. Secretary, Chair, etc) M hiLLe TAR March 2012