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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

READING FORCE

We help improve communication within families experiencing the unique challenges of Forces life whether at home together or separated by tours of duty or postings, by encouraging shared reading and scrapbook/journaling. It is a fun and practical activity for all British Forces families living in the UK and overseas, reservists, veterans, and their close and extended families including grandparents
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
30/06/23£219£284£-65n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/22£257£223£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/21£288£151£137n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/20£155£128£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/19£129£123£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/18£103£139£-36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/17£82£64£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/16£277£206£71n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 10 years

www.readingforce.org.uk

info@readingforce.org.uk

07566 200 299

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Akrotiri, Brunei, Canada, Cyprus, Dhekelia, Falkland Islands, Germany, Gibraltar, Italy, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Ministry of Defence£116,574
National Lottery Community Fund£99,818
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust£21,400
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Reading Force in Northern Ireland
£99,818 27/10/2022
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Reading Force is using a £99818 grant to improve the mental health and connections for military families and veterans across Northern Ireland. Over two years the project will help families separated through military deployment to share experiences ....more
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£30,674 12/11/2021
For existing charitable projects to help charities to sustain activities and services that people from Armed Forces communities use and value.
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£9,500 15/10/2021
For local projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£35,000 12/02/2021
The Positive Pathways programme funded projects that develop and run activities supporting the mental health and wellbeing of ex-Forces.
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£20,000 13/11/2020
For community projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£25,000 31/07/2020
Reading Force during COVID-19
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - COVID IMPACT FUND
£21,400 25/06/2020
Funding allowed the group to meet extra demand during the Covid-19 pandemic for books and scrapbooks for Service families.
Ministry of Defence - Covid-19 Impact Fund
£21,400 15/06/2020
To maintain services and activities where organisations' finances had been impacted by Covid
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 26/11/2018
Reading Force core funding
Ministry of Defence - ALB - Armed forces Covenant Fund Trust- Covenent Fund
£15,100 01/04/2018
Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants for local projects that support community integration or local delivery of services.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

  • ALISON HILL Appointed: 2023
  • CAROLINE FLYNN-MACLEOD Appointed: 2023
  • LINDSEY TAYLOR (Chair) Appointed: 2014
  • LESLEY JANE TITCOMB Appointed: 2019
  • MARIAM KHOKAR Appointed: 2024
  • NICHOLAS WILLIAM NEVILLE JONES BA OXON Appointed: 2014
  • SHAHID AZEEM Appointed: 2023
  • THE RT HON THE LORD DAVID BLUNKETT Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/01/2015, number: 1159890
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

10 Homersham Road
Kingston upon Thames
KT1 3PN

Objectives

THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR ALL BRITISH ARMED FORCES FAMILIES AND CHILDREN LIVING IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS:-1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY ENCOURAGING FAMILIES TO READ TOGETHER FOR PLEASURE AND TALK ABOUT A BOOK BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND MATERIALS TO SUPPORT SHARED READING ACTIVITIES; AND2) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH BY USING READING AS A MEANS OF MITIGATING STRESS AND INCREASING COMMUNICATION AND GOOD FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS FOLLOWING SEPARATION DUE TO TRAINING, DEPLOYMENT, POSTINGS AND MOBILITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UK AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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