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Assisting Berkshire Children To Read

Abc To Read

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1184968
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Sept. 8, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Aug. 20, 2019
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
St. Marks Church Hall
94 Cranbury Road
Reading
RG30 2TA

Activities

ABC to read aims to advance the education of the public in Berkshire by:a) providing tuition and support to help children in Berkshire schools to overcome reading difficulties thereby promoting self-confidence.b) providing workshops, training and support to parents and guardians of such children so that they may gain greater confidence in assisting the children to read.

Objects: To advance the education of the public in Berkshire and the surrounding areas by:a) Providing tuition and support to help children in schools across Berkshire and surrounding areas to overcome reading difficulties, thereby promoting self-confidence and emotional well-being.b) Providing workshops, training, and support to parents and guardians of such children, enabling them to gain greater confidence in assisting their children to read.c) Delivering workshops, training and support to help older students become reading buddies, fostering leadership skills while helping younger children improve their reading.

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Education/training
Who
Children/young People

Geography

Area of benefit
Local
Local Authority
Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor And Maidenhead, Wokingham

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
March 31, 2026 Sept. 8, 2026On time £179,425 £146,940
March 31, 2025 July 10, 2025On time £192,690 £139,737
March 31, 2024 Aug. 13, 2024On time £115,752 £139,247
March 31, 2023 Oct. 10, 2023On time £131,355 £118,341
March 31, 2022 June 29, 2022On time £108,711 £97,563
March 31, 2021 July 15, 2021 £84,429 £85,677

Trustees

Name Appointed
Claire Louise Herriott June 27, 2019
Hannah Corinna McNicholl June 22, 2021
Janis Susan Dieppe July 3, 2025
Jennifer Cooney June 27, 2019
Leorah Stewart Feb. 22, 2024
Michael Edwards June 27, 2019
Pauline Vera Harper June 27, 2019
Stephen Graham Smith June 27, 2019