READ EASY NORTH, EAST AND WEST DEVON

Registered charity 1210530 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advance the education of the adult public within the North, East and West Devon area in literacy.

Objects

ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE ADULT PUBLIC WITHIN THE NORTH, EAST AND WEST DEVON AREA IN LITERACY.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Devon, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,663.86, which is below its stated policy target of £8,500 required to support 50 readers. Total cash funds increased significantly to £20,594.08, driven largely by a £24,000 National Lottery grant. The trustees report a strong position to maintain operations for the next two years.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The National Lottery — “Funders: The National Lottery” (source page)
• Devon Community Foundation — “Devon Community Foundation” (source page)
• The Norman Family Trust — “The Norman Family Trust” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Gillian Ann Bunnellchair
• Barbara Reynolds Jones
• Joanna Clare Clarke
• Julie Carol Genge
• Owen Thomas Yapp
• Paul Bernard Fisher
• Richard Arthur William Clear · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

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