Read for Good

Analysis

Read for Good is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stroud. It was registered in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06895421). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Read for Good reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.2m, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £754k to £1.5m (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Read for Good sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brent Centre for Young People (£1.5m), Chem Trust (£1.5m) and Jubilee Citizens UK (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 3.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £285k. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.8%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.