01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 20 August 2019
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £179,425
- Latest expenditure
- £146,940
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: St. Marks Church Hall, 94 Cranbury Road, READING, RG30 2TA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.abctoread.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
ABC to read aims to advance the education of the public in Berkshire by:a) providing tuition and support to help children in Berkshire schools to overcome reading difficulties thereby promoting self-confidence.b) providing workshops, training and support to parents and guardians of such children so that they may gain greater confidence in assisting the children to read.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 8 September 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £179,425
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £146,940
- Accounts Qualified
- Yes
- 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
- 10 July 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £192,690
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £139,737
- 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
- 13 August 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £115,752
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £139,247
- 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
- 10 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £131,355
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £118,341
- 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
- 29 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £108,711
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £97,563
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 8 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £179,425
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £146,940
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Grants
- £9
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,720
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 170
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 10 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £192,690
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £139,737
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £13
- Income From Government Grants
- £7,340
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 190
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 13 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £115,752
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £139,247
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,000
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 170
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 10 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £131,355
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £118,341
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £4,056
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 150
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- 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
- 29 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £108,711
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £97,563
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Grants
- £12,987
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 120
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Reading
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Slough
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bracknell Forest
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Wokingham
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- West Berkshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Windsor And Maidenhead
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ASSISTING BERKSHIRE CHILDREN TO READ
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2019-08-20T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- ASSISTING BERKSHIRE CHILDREN TO READ
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2020-03-05T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (incor)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4006402
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1102692
- Assoc Charity Name
- ASSISTING BERKSHIRE CHILDREN TO READ
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 20 Aug 2019 as amended on 03 Jul 2025
- 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.
- Area Of Benefit
- LOCAL
09 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 618139
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ABC TO READ
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures