Read Foundation
Registered charity 1160256 Registered since 2015
Operates: Bangladesh, Pakistan, Lebanon, Yemen, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Turkey
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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.
6 trustees on the board
- Haroon Rashid Chair since 2015
- Asif Ansari since 2019
- Dr Usman Choudry since 2017
- Rizwan Rashid since 2016
- Saeed Mahmood since 2021
- Sarah Salam since 2019
8.2y median 8y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Haroon Rashid Chair since 2015
- Asif Ansari since 2019
- Dr Usman Choudry since 2017
- Rizwan Rashid since 2016
- Sarah Salam since 2019
13y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Asif Ansari since 2019
- Dr Usman Choudry since 2017
- Saeed Mahmood since 2021
- Sarah Salam since 2019
Portfolio (2)
- Haroon Rashid Chair since 2015
- Rizwan Rashid since 2016
6
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 6General Charitable Purposes 6The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 6
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Education 7Professional services 6Property 4
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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.
incomespending£12.1m latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.
0.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months
59 from 29 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Related organisations
- Igive 2 shared trustees
- I Waqf Charitable Trust 2 shared trustees
Connected through a shared trustee
- Quranic Arabic Foundation 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Christians Against Poverty Similar size; both Poverty relief
- ST Mary's College Crosby Trust Limited Similar size; both Poverty relief
- Asser Bishvil Foundation Similar size; both Poverty relief
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.readfoundation.org.uk |
| 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 PovertyWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Provides Human ResourcesProvides ServicesTrustees (6)
6trustees
52median age
0aged 70+
- Haroon Rashidage band 50-54 Chair since 2015
- Asif Ansariage band 55-59 since 2019
- Dr Usman Choudryage band 45-49 since 2017
- Rizwan Rashidage band 40-44 since 2016
- Saeed Mahmoodage band 55-59 since 2021
- Sarah Salamage band 50-54 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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