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Registered charity (CIO) · Kingston upon Thames

Reading Force

  • 11 trustees
  • Income £438k (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, Other Charitable Purposes
Where
Throughout England And Wales, Brunei, Canada, Cyprus and more
Website
www.readingforce.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2015

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£438k£291k
  • 2024£232k£304k
  • 2023£219k£284k
Earlier years
  • 2022£257k£223k
  • 2021£288k£151k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 0%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR ALL BRITISH ARMED FORCES FAMILIES AND CHILDREN LIVING IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS:-1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY ENCOURAGING FAMILIES TO READ TOGETHER FOR PLEASURE AND TALK ABOUT A BOOK BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND MATERIALS TO SUPPORT SHARED READING ACTIVITIES; AND2) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH BY USING READING AS A MEANS OF MITIGATING STRESS AND INCREASING COMMUNICATION AND GOOD FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS FOLLOWING SEPARATION DUE TO TRAINING, DEPLOYMENT, POSTINGS AND MOBILITY.

Grants received

18 grants · £911,780 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £385,106 (3 grants)
  • Ministry of Defence · £251,674 (7 grants)
  • Veterans Foundation · £190,000 (4 grants)
  • Garfield Weston Foundation · £75,000 (3 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £10,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £135,2882026-01-28
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £150,0002025-02-24
  • Ministry of Defence £120,0002024-12-13
  • Veterans Foundation £75,0002024-12-11
  • Garfield Weston Foundation £40,0002024-07-08
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

11 trustees on the board

4.5y median 3y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure
8.3y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (10)

Portfolio (1)

2
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 10Other Charitable Purposes 10General Charitable Purposes 1Recreation 1Religious Activities 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Tech and media 5Arts and leisure 4Other services 4

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£438k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1159890
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - Foundation Registered 12 Jan 2015
Contact on the register
07566 200 299 · info@readingforce.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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