Ready, Steady, Read

Analysis

Ready, Steady, Read is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hull. It was registered in October 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ready, Steady, Read reported income of £20k and spending of £17k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £12k to £20k (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 236%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Ready, Steady, Read sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Russian Orthodox Drug Rehabilitation Centre for Women with Children (£20k), ProAge Limited (£20k) and Leighterton School PTFA (£20k).