READING VOLUNTARY ACTION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 12 April 1995
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02982252
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £722,697
Latest expenditure: £738,923
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Reading Voluntary Action, 35-39 London Street, READING, RG1 4PS

Website recorded by the regulator: www.rva.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The promotion and support of voluntary action in the greater Reading area.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £722,697
Total Gross Expenditure: £738,923

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £696,961
Total Gross Expenditure: £694,469

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 15 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 3 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £731,503
Total Gross Expenditure: £780,885

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 4 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 4 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £612,114
Total Gross Expenditure: £664,001

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 4 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 4 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £493,462
Total Gross Expenditure: £514,737

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £722,697
Total Gross Expenditure: £738,923
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 401081
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £696,961
Total Gross Expenditure: £694,469
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 268172
Income From Government Grants: £30,335
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 15 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £731,503
Total Gross Expenditure: £780,885
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 164055
Income From Government Grants: £211,532
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 35

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 4 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £612,114
Total Gross Expenditure: £664,001
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 200600
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 42

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 4 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £493,462
Total Gross Expenditure: £514,737
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 156000
Income From Government Grants: £6,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 151

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 85378
Income Other Trading Activities: 2452
Income Charitable Activities: 628543
Income Investments: 6324
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 722697
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £738,923
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 738923
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4500
Expenditure Support Costs: 738923
Expenditure Depreciation: 29907
Gain Loss Investment: -1295
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 126000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £186,709
Assets Total Fixed: 26494
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 26494
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -14000
Assets Other Assets: £276,671
Assets Total Liabilities: £13,336
Assets Current Investment: 26494
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £275,829
Creditors One Year Total Current: 13336
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £197,417
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 186709
Funds Restricted: 89120
Funds Total: 275829
Count Employees: 19
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 299
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 691099
Income Investments: 5563
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 696961
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £694,469
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 694469
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 100400
Expenditure Governance: 4881
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 1464
Gain Loss Investment: 75338
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 73000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 2338
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £149,352
Assets Total Fixed: 27788
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 27788
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -148000
Assets Other Assets: £354,063
Assets Total Liabilities: £84,499
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £149,352
Creditors One Year Total Current: 84499
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £332,372
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 41432
Funds Restricted: 107920
Funds Total: 149352
Count Employees: 20
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 15 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 730762
Income Investments: 741
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 731503
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £780,885
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 780885
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4224
Expenditure Support Costs: 27000
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: -991
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 613000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2
Assets Total Fixed: 28443
Assets Own Use: 28443
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -213000
Assets Other Assets: £329,786
Assets Total Liabilities: £70,714
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £74,515
Creditors One Year Total Current: 70714
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £292,751
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -3870
Funds Restricted: 78385
Funds Total: 74515
Count Employees: 22
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 4 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 124
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 609880
Income Investments: 2110
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 612114
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £664,001
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 664001
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4080
Expenditure Support Costs: 146840
Expenditure Depreciation: 2556
Gain Loss Investment: 2110
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 36000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £192,372
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -826000
Assets Other Assets: £396,058
Assets Total Liabilities: £90,163
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: −£520,105
Creditors One Year Total Current: 90163
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £369,616
Funds Endowment: 26442
Funds Unrestricted: -633628
Funds Restricted: 87081
Funds Total: -520105
Count Employees: 20
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Reading
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: READING VOLUNTARY ACTION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1995-04-12T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24/10/1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/10/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/10/2011AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 27/10/2011
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, AND IN PARTICULAR BY: 1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION. 2) THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS. 3) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID COMMUNITY.
Area Of Benefit: GREATER READING AREA

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 237505
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: R V A

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests