Read Easy UK (number 1151288) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Read Easy UK do?
The object of the charity is 'to advance the education of the adult public in literacy'.Read Easy UK is an umbrella organisation that works to promote and support its model of volunteer-run, adult literacy 'groups'. Each locally-run, affiliated Read Easy group provides one-to-one reading coaching for adults with reading difficulties, using trained volunteer reading coaches.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Read Easy UK
Answers Read Easy UK gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 September 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Read Easy UK's highest-paid staff paid?
Read Easy UK's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£60,001–£70,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Read Easy UK as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Read Easy UK's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Services; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Read Easy UK registered for?
Education/training
Why is there no Clarity Score for Read Easy UK yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Read Easy UK.
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The register data used for this profile lists Read Easy UK as a registered charity (number 1151288) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Read Easy UK's charity number?
Read Easy UK's charity number is 1151288. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1151288?
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What does Read Easy UK do?
The object of the charity is 'to advance the education of the adult public in literacy'.Read Easy UK is an umbrella organisation that works to promote and support its model of volunteer-run, adult literacy 'groups'. Each locally-run, affiliated Read Easy group provides one-to-one reading coaching for adults with reading difficulties, using trained volunteer reading coaches.
Does Read Easy UK have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Read Easy UK. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Read Easy UK?
Read Easy UK's website listed in our register data is http://www.readeasy.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Read Easy UK's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Read Easy UK's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Read Easy UK?
The register records Read Easy UK as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Read Easy UK's trustees paid?
Read Easy UK's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Read Easy UK registered as a charity?
Read Easy UK was entered on the register on 19 March 2013. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number CE000307).