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￿ tr￿tee$ on
tehalfofal ts tr
(LCrD
R2 a￿lts ISSI
29111r2024

Trustees. Annual Report for the period
Peric(I start date
01
Period end date
31
03
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2￿4
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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 prO￿dureS 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 Su￿ound1ng 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
ComMi￿10n 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 Servi￿9.
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 tr￿CoMe successful readers.
We have conts'nued to re￿1ve 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 be￿een 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
SoUr￿S of funds (ind￿1ng
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