Read Foundation

Registered charity 1160256 Registered since 2015

Operates: Bangladesh, Pakistan, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Turkey, Lebanon, Yemen

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

8.2y median 8y

average tenure

11y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

12.8y

average years in governance

4 vs 2 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 6General Charitable Purposes 6The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 6

Commercial experience

Education 7Professional services 6Property 4

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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I Waqf Charitable Trust 2 shared trustees
Quranic Arabic Foundation 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Website	www.readfoundation.org.uk
Email	info@readfoundation.org.uk
Phone	01612243334
Address	Read Foundation, Victoria Court, 376 Wilmslow Road, MANCHESTER, M14 6AX

Finances

£12,082,828 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£5,369,265	£4,928,902
2022	£7,308,283	£5,400,365
2023	£8,480,813	£8,000,979
2024	£12,052,823	£9,348,440
2025	£12,082,828	£10,105,776

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides Services

Trustees (6)

6trustees

52median age

0aged 70+

Haroon Rashidage 52 Chair since 2015
Asif Ansariage 55 since 2019
Dr Usman Choudryage 48 since 2017
Rizwan Rashidage 42 since 2016
Saeed Mahmoodage 56 since 2021
Sarah Salamage 52 since 2019

Linked company (Companies House)

Read Foundation · 09195667 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 30/08/2014

1 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (3)

Igive 2 shared trustees
I Waqf Charitable Trust 2 shared trustees
Quranic Arabic Foundation 1 shared trustee

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