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read foundation

The charity supports the general public. Read Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Manchester and operates in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

READ FOUNDATION CHANGED ITS LEGAL STRUCTURE FROM A TRUST TO A CHARITABLE COMPANY, NO:1160256. HISTORICAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UNDER THE PREVIOUS CHARITY NUMBER: 1114808.READ Foundation builds purpose built schools to provide quality education for poor and rural communities. It sponsors orphans & needy children to gain the skills needed to help themselves out of poverty.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£12,052,823
Latest Expenditure
£9,348,440

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 62.5%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 80.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 19.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £12,018,575
Charitable Activities £25,177
Other Trading £0
Investments £9,071
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £7,532,704
Raising Funds £1,800,036
Governance £9,600
Grants to Institutions £5,800,295
Other Expenditure £15,700

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£12,052,823£9,348,440£7,532,704£7,071,222£300,00058 / 25
2023£8,480,813£8,000,979£6,587,483£4,366,839£300,00039 / 20
2022£7,308,283£5,400,365£4,365,905£3,887,005£304,26621 / 25
2021£5,369,265£4,928,902£4,344,826£1,979,087£200,00029 / 15
2020£4,888,666£3,793,040£2,997,891£1,538,724£300,00017 / 20

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers