Registered charity (CIO) · Ipswich
LET's Talk Reading
- 8 trustees
- Income £35k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Robert John Helleur MBE, MSCChair · since 2018
- Alison Rosemary Stewart MBETrustee · since 2021
- Clair Elaine PyperTrustee · since 2025
- David Edward HughesTrustee · since 2018
- James HaywardTrustee · since 2019
- Katherine McnamaraTrustee · since 2025
- Kelly-Marie TaylorTrustee · since 2026
- Krystal ANN Vittles BEMTrustee · since 2018
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Suffolk
- Website
- www.letstalkreading.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2018
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£35k£81k
- 2025£148k£100k
- 2024£21k£36k
Earlier years
- 2023£28k£36k
- 2022£27k£21k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 10% · Government grants 87%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS, LIVING IN AND AROUND IPSWICH, IN THE SUBJECT OF LITERACY THROUGH, PREDOMINANTLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, PROVIDING AND SUPPORTING PROGRAMS FOR THE PROMOTION OF LITERACY SKILLS.
Grants received
7 grants · £37,899 total360Giving 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
- Suffolk Community Foundation · £17,900 (5 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £10,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,999
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
8 trustees on the board
- Robert John Helleur MBE, MSC Chair since 2018
- Alison Rosemary Stewart MBE since 2021
- Clair Elaine Pyper since 2025
- David Edward Hughes since 2018
- James Hayward since 2019
- Krystal ANN Vittles BEM since 2018
- Katherine Mcnamara since 2025
- Kelly-Marie Taylor since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Robert John Helleur MBE, MSC Chair since 2018
- David Edward Hughes since 2018
- James Hayward since 2019
- Krystal ANN Vittles BEM since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Robert John Helleur MBE, MSC Chair since 2018
- Clair Elaine Pyper since 2025
- David Edward Hughes since 2018
- Krystal ANN Vittles BEM since 2018
- Katherine Mcnamara since 2025
Portfolio (3)
- Alison Rosemary Stewart MBE since 2021
- James Hayward since 2019
- Kelly-Marie Taylor since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1180559
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 05 Nov 2018 as amended on 19 Feb 2019
- Contact on the register
- 07763702267 · info@letstalkreading.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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