01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 6 May 2025
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 6 May 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £1,983
- Latest expenditure
- £509
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 8 FIELDWAY CLOSE, LEEDS, LS13 1EG
Website recorded by the regulator: www.readforlife.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Read for Life exists to break the generational cycle of low literacy in South Leeds. We provide free, one-to-one reading support for adults through trained volunteer reading coaches and work with community organisations to reach those most in need. Improved literacy increases confidence, employment opportunities and family wellbeing.
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 May 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 July 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,983
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £509
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 May 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 18 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,983
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £509
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 1
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Leeds City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Yorkshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- READ FOR LIFE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2025-05-06T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 06 May 2025
- Charitable Objects
- FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF ADULTS IN READING, WRITING AND OTHER LITERACY SKILLS IN THE SOUTH LEEDS AREA.
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures