CCEW Charity Commission profile

READING FC COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1125817 · organisation 4035742

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received Late
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
10 September 2008
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
06333232
Financial period
1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income
£2,422,757
Latest expenditure
£2,328,457
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: READING FOOTBALL CLUB PLC, MADEJSKI STADIUM, READING, RG2 0FL

Website recorded by the regulator: www.community.readingfc.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity's objects are to assist in advancing education, promoting community participation in healthy recreation to provide facilities for recreation, the interest of social welfare and with the object of improving the conditions of life for those whom the facilities are provided and to preserve and protect health and to promote any other purpose which is charitable according to English law.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received
7 May 2026
Date Accounts Received
7 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,422,757
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,328,457
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received
4 April 2025
Date Accounts Received
4 April 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,139,708
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,135,020
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received
30 August 2024
Date Accounts Received
30 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,984,997
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,939,621
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received
14 April 2023
Date Accounts Received
14 April 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,527,887
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,520,839
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received
6 April 2022
Date Accounts Received
6 April 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,411,628
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,252,296

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 July 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2025
Ar Due Date
30 April 2026
Ar Received Date
7 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,422,757
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,328,457
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£6
Income From Government Grants
£125,000
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2024
Ar Due Date
30 April 2025
Ar Received Date
4 April 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,139,708
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,135,020
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
7
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
135000
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
Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Volunteers
5
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2023
Ar Due Date
30 April 2024
Ar Received Date
30 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,984,997
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,939,621
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
6
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
140000
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
Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2022
Ar Due Date
30 April 2023
Ar Received Date
14 April 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,527,887
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,520,839
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
10000
Income From Government Grants
£1,204
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
1
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2021
Ar Due Date
30 April 2022
Ar Received Date
6 April 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,411,628
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,252,296
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£239,567
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
0

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 July 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2025
Ar Due Date
30 April 2026
Ar Received Date
7 May 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
30615
Income Other Trading Activities
93558
Income Charitable Activities
2290705
Income Investments
7879
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2422757
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£65,007
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,263,450
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2328457
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
125851
Expenditure Depreciation
27204
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£745,272
Assets Total Fixed
459268
Assets Own Use
459268
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£697,035
Assets Total Liabilities
£383,716
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£772,587
Creditors One Year Total Current
383716
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£508,789
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
745272
Funds Restricted
27315
Funds Total
772587
Count Employees
95
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2024
Ar Due Date
30 April 2025
Ar Received Date
4 April 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
70270
Income Other Trading Activities
52210
Income Charitable Activities
2017228
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2139708
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£73,449
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,061,571
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2135020
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
4005
Expenditure Support Costs
116413
Expenditure Depreciation
11743
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£660,374
Assets Total Fixed
483763
Assets Own Use
483763
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£732,713
Assets Total Liabilities
£538,189
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£678,287
Creditors One Year Total Current
538189
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£569,380
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
661172
Funds Restricted
17115
Funds Total
678287
Count Employees
87
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2023
Ar Due Date
30 April 2024
Ar Received Date
30 August 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
37886
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1901518
Income Investments
0
Income Other
45593
Income Total Income And Endowments
1984997
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£67,086
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,872,535
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1939621
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
190018
Expenditure Support Costs
185429
Expenditure Depreciation
2340
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£637,599
Assets Total Fixed
89802
Assets Own Use
89802
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,084,504
Assets Total Liabilities
£500,707
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£673,599
Creditors One Year Total Current
500707
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£963,057
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
660374
Funds Restricted
13225
Funds Total
673599
Count Employees
78
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2022
Ar Due Date
30 April 2023
Ar Received Date
14 April 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
44531
Income Other Trading Activities
27076
Income Charitable Activities
1456280
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1527887
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£46,413
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,474,426
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1520839
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
231178
Expenditure Support Costs
231178
Expenditure Depreciation
5720
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£608,331
Assets Total Fixed
45752
Assets Own Use
45752
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£899,991
Assets Total Liabilities
£317,520
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£628,223
Creditors One Year Total Current
317520
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£746,662
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
608331
Funds Restricted
19892
Funds Total
628223
Count Employees
71
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2021
Ar Due Date
30 April 2022
Ar Received Date
6 April 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
280321
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1131307
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1411628
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£28,636
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,223,660
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1252296
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
227275
Expenditure Support Costs
227275
Expenditure Depreciation
5720
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£594,913
Assets Total Fixed
14042
Assets Own Use
14042
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£841,128
Assets Total Liabilities
£233,995
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£621,175
Creditors One Year Total Current
233995
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£742,378
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
594913
Funds Restricted
26262
Funds Total
621175
Count Employees
94
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Windsor And Maidenhead
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Slough
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Oxfordshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Hampshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Wokingham
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Reading
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Bracknell Forest
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
West Berkshire
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
110
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Amateur Sport
Classification Code
204
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
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 FC COMMUNITY TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2008-09-10T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 3 AUGUST 2007
Charitable Objects
TO ADVANCE AND ASSIST IN ADVANCING EDUCATION; TO PROMOTE OR ASSIST IN PROMOTING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION; TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE FOR WHOM THE FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED; TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND DISABILITY AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT HEALTH; AND TO PROMOTE ANY OTHER PURPOSE WHICH IS CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO ENGLISH LAW.
Area Of Benefit
NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

10 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures