Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

READ EASY POOLE AND BOURNEMOUTH

The purpose of the charity is to advance the education of the adult public in literacy within the Poole and Bournemouth areas.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
30/09/23£6£2£4n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 2 years

readeasy.org.uk

Poole@readeasy.org.uk

07721084612

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bournemouth, Poole,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Dorset Community Foundation - Helping 10 New Readers
£1,250 06/02/2023
Training costs for 10 new coaches to train adults who are unable to read

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANU BEST Appointed: 2021
  • CAROLE RICHMOND MRS (Chair) Appointed: 2021
  • FRANCES PANTANEY Appointed: 2021
  • MARGARET PAGE Appointed: 2021
  • MARY WATTS Appointed: 2021
  • NEIL WELLINGTON Appointed: 2021
  • SARAH MCLAREN Appointed: 2021
  • VICKI GOLDIE Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/11/2022, number: 1200964
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
1 returns made; all on time
Main office

20A Canford Cliffs Avenue
POOLE
BH14 9QN

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE ADULT PUBLIC IN LITERACY WITHIN POOLE AND BOURNEMOUTH AREA.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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