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Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
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    Overall GiG Score: -50 ?

    READ AROUND BATH 

    Established: 12 years
    Charity Commission for England and WalesX
    UN SDGs
    ?

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/10/22£8£18£-10n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/10/21£8£18£-10n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/10/20£25£19£6n/an/an/an/an/a12
    31/10/19£25£17£7n/an/an/an/an/a10
    31/10/18£33£16£17£0£0£0n/a010
    31/10/17£15£16£-1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/10/16£14£16£-2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/10/15£12£17£-5£0£0£0n/a00
    31/10/14£35£16£18£0£0£0n/a00
    31/10/13£20£17£3£0£0£0n/a00
    31/10/12£15£13£2£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Listed activities
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • General Charitable Purposes
    How it operates
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Bath And North East Somerset,
    Who it helps
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People With Disabilities

    Who's supporting them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Quartet Community Foundation - Read Together
    £3,600 27/07/2017
    12
    Toward project the sessional fees of the project coordinator for the Reading Together project.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Read! Talk! Together!
    £9,180 12/07/2017
    12
    This group will use the funding to deliver reading workshops for older people who are living with mental and physical health issues. This will improve their confidence and communication skills.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/01/2012, number: 1145699
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    11 returns made; all on time
    Main office


    Objectives

    TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS ON PARTICLUAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY OF THE ELDERLY, HOMELESS AND PEOPLE SUFFERING WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF READING.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase

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