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READ Foundation

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC052632
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Nov. 27, 2025. Filing history
Registered
June 21, 2023
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
376 Wilmslow Road
Manchester
M14 6ax
M14 6AX

Contact

Website
readfoundation.org.uk
Screenshot of the READ Foundation website

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'

'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of education','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people'

Objectives: For public benefit to promote the education including social, moral and physical training of people of any age anywhere in the world in such ways as the organisation thinks fit including but not limited to by the establishment, maintenance and assistance of schools, colleges and other institutions. the prevention or the relief of poverty anywhere in the world by providing grants, items and services to the individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty. relief of financial need and suffering amongst victims of natural or other kinds of disasters in the form of money or other means deemed suitable for persons, bodies, organisations and/or countries affected, including the provision of medical aid.

Geography

Main operating location
Outwith Scotland
Geographical spread
Overseas only

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2026 Due Dec. 31, 2026 £0 £0 59
March 31, 2025 Nov. 27, 2025On time £12,082,828 £10,105,776 59
March 31, 2024 Feb. 21, 202552 days late £12,052,823 £9,348,440 58

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.