Assisting Berkshire Children to Read

Registered charity 1184968 CIO Registered since 2019

Operates: Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor And Maidenhead, Wokingham

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5.4y median 7y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

5.6y

average years in governance

6 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 8Amateur Sport 1Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1

Gaps to watch

No commercial or business experience on the board
Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Rotary Club of the North Cotswolds Trust Fund 1 shared trustee
Reading A440 Choir 1 shared trustee
Campaign to Protect Rural England, Gloucestershire CIO 1 shared trustee
Swaziland Schools Projects 1 shared trustee
1216782 1 shared trustee

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Swaziland Schools Projects 1 shared trustee
Rotary Club of the North Cotswolds Trust Fund 1 shared trustee
Campaign to Protect Rural England, Gloucestershire CIO 1 shared trustee
Reading A440 Choir 1 shared trustee
Teagues Bridge PRE-School Similar size; both Education
Longwick PRE-School Similar size; both Education

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Contact

Website	www.abctoread.org.uk
Email	info@abctoread.org.uk
Phone	01189511336
Address	St. Marks Church Hall, 94 Cranbury Road, READING, RG30 2TA

Finances

£192,690 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£84,429	£85,677
2022	£108,711	£97,563
2023	£131,355	£118,341
2024	£115,752	£139,247
2025	£192,690	£139,737

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

Children/young People

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

To advance the education of the public in Berkshire and the surrounding areas by:a) Providing tuition and support to help children in schools across Berkshire and surrounding areas to overcome reading difficulties, thereby promoting self-confidence and emotional well-being.b) Providing workshops, training, and support to parents and guardians of such children, enabling them to gain greater confidence in assisting their children to read.c) Delivering workshops, training and support to help older students become reading buddies, fostering leadership skills while helping younger children improve their reading.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 20 Aug 2019 as amended on 03 Jul 2025

Trustees (8)

8trustees

0aged 70+

Connected charities (5)

Campaign to Protect Rural England, Gloucestershire CIO 1 shared trustee
Swaziland Schools Projects 1 shared trustee
1216782 1 shared trustee
Reading A440 Choir 1 shared trustee
Rotary Club of the North Cotswolds Trust Fund 1 shared trustee

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