01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 8 March 2001
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03904882
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £2,796,553
- Latest expenditure
- £3,152,396
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 24 BEDFORD ROW, LONDON, WC1R 4EH
Website recorded by the regulator: www.readingagency.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Reading Agency works every day towards a world where everyone is reading their way to a better life - from toddlers to children to young adults, prisoners and older people - irrespective of age or economic background. It advocates that reading can tackle life's big challenges, from social mobility to mental health.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,796,553
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,152,396
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,034,606
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,137,021
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,044,429
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,655,499
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 August 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,974,375
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,823,628
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £6,497,434
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,171,132
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 7 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,796,553
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,152,396
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,090,808
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 7
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 4 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,034,606
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,137,021
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,227,274
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 13
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 9 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,044,429
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,655,499
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Grants
- £928,761
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 16 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,974,375
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,823,628
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 7
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 928155
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 30 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £6,497,434
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,171,132
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £8
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,253,741
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 7 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 594474
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2185957
- Income Investments
- 15093
- Income Other
- 1029
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2796553
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £37,556
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,114,840
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3152396
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 100802
- Expenditure Governance
- 31289
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 862654
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 8414
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £554,334
- Assets Total Fixed
- 14532
- Assets Own Use
- 14532
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,576,299
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £778,496
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £812,335
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 778496
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £814,743
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 554334
- Funds Restricted
- 258001
- Funds Total
- 812335
- Count Employees
- 28
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 4 November 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 570952
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2457016
- Income Investments
- 6571
- Income Other
- 67
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3034606
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £27,902
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,109,119
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3137021
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 15094
- Expenditure Governance
- 29551
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 791792
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7780
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £824,412
- Assets Total Fixed
- 14049
- Assets Own Use
- 14049
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,122,689
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £968,560
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,168,178
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 968560
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,396,742
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 824412
- Funds Restricted
- 343766
- Funds Total
- 1168178
- Count Employees
- 30
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 9 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 620048
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2421843
- Income Investments
- 1402
- Income Other
- 1136
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3044429
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £163,239
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,492,260
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3655499
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 52649
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 687711
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7251
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,101,833
- Assets Total Fixed
- 9441
- Assets Own Use
- 9441
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,455,922
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,194,770
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,270,593
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1194770
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,293,339
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1101833
- Funds Restricted
- 168760
- Funds Total
- 1270593
- Count Employees
- 27
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 16 August 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 505883
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2468297
- Income Investments
- 134
- Income Other
- 61
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2974375
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £95,156
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,728,472
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2823628
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 35730
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 425480
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5381
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,097,753
- Assets Total Fixed
- 14561
- Assets Own Use
- 14561
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,128,491
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,261,389
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,881,663
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1261389
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,909,067
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1097753
- Funds Restricted
- 783910
- Funds Total
- 1881663
- Count Employees
- 28
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 30 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1446780
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5050301
- Income Investments
- 289
- Income Other
- 64
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6497434
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £105,931
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,065,201
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6171132
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 20907
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 488596
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 9320
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,069,013
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6532
- Assets Own Use
- 6532
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,019,104
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,294,720
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,730,916
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1294720
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,775,450
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1069013
- Funds Restricted
- 661903
- Funds Total
- 1730916
- Count Employees
- 25
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- READ - THE READING AGENCY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2001-03-08T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 11 JANUARY 2000 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 9 FEBRUARY 2001. CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 16 JANUARY 2008.
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF READING AND THE PROMOTION OF LITERACY SKILLS
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE ENGLAND AND WALES
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 492782
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE READING AGENCY FOR LIBRARIES
- Charity Name Id
- 492777
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- THE READING AGENCY
- Charity Name Id
- 492785
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- TRA
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures