Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 10

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 14

LET'S TALK READING

The charity enables and offers a number of services to improve literacy in the disadvantaged areas of Ipswich, directly and by funding partner organisations, including encouraging attendance at ante-natal and post-natal classes, encouraging parents and early years settings to read with infants, giving away free book-bags to infants and families, and working with adults who struggle to read.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£28,109	£36,149	£-8,040	38
31/03/22	£26,623	£21,309	£5,314	10
31/03/21	£30,388	£26,711	£3,677	12
31/03/20	£69,821	£34,453	£35,368	8

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.letstalkreading.co.uk

info@letstalkreading.org.uk

07763702267

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Early years interventions

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Suffolk,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
38 volunteers

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Suffolk Community Foundation	£13,900
Henry Smith Charity	£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,999

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - LTR PEEP Sessions in 3 disadvantaged areas of Ipswich
£9,999	12/05/2023	This project will set up parent and baby support groups as well as offering essential provisions. The project aims to support families and create networks between families.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Improving Literacy
£10,000	18/06/2021 23	Towards two years’ running costs of a project helping to improve literacy for disadvantaged people in Ipswich.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Let's Talk Reading
£10,000	09/06/2021 24	towards two years' running costs of a project helping to improve literacy for disadvantaged communities in Ipswich, Suffolk.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Core Costs
£3,900	25/09/2020 11	To support the core running costs of Let's Talk Reading.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DAVID EDWARD HUGHES Appointed: 2018

DR CLARE ELIZABETH GARTLAND Appointed: 2021

KRYSTAL ANN VITTLES BEM Appointed: 2018

ROBERT JOHN HELLEUR MBE, MSC (Chair) Appointed: 2018

ALISON ROSEMARY STEWART MBE Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeships: THE IPSWICH INSTITUTE READING ROOM AND LIBRARY, FURNISHING FUTURES CIO,

JAMES HAYWARD Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeships: IPSWICH OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY, IODS THEATRE COMPANY CIO,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/11/2018, number: 1180559

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

c/o Eastern Angles Centre
Gatacre Road
Ipswich
IP1 2LQ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS, LIVING IN AND AROUND IPSWICH, IN THE SUBJECT OF LITERACY THROUGH, PREDOMINANTLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, PROVIDING AND SUPPORTING PROGRAMS FOR THE PROMOTION OF LITERACY SKILLS.

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