01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 8 July 2013
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
- Latest income
- £992,158
- Latest expenditure
- £887,012
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: PENTON HOUSE, 58 LONGSHIPS WAY, KENNET ISLAND, READING, RG2 0GP
Website recorded by the regulator: www.readingalmshouses.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The provision of housing accommodation to those in need who have resided within twenty miles of St Mary's Church, St Mary's Butts, Reading for not less than three years preceding the time of appointment as a resident.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £992,158
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £887,012
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 February 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 February 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £936,772
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £834,778
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 April 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £882,306
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £878,056
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 February 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £798,081
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £707,970
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 May 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £759,860
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £660,796
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 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 12 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £992,158
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £887,012
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- 1
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 25 February 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £936,772
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £834,778
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 5 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £882,306
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £878,056
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 23 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £798,081
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £707,970
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 12 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £759,860
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £660,796
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- 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 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 12 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 300
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 948517
- Income Investments
- 43341
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 992158
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £285
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £882,227
- Expenditure Other
- 4500
- Expenditure Total
- 887012
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 72044
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 153556
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 121856
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 4500
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,231,834
- Assets Total Fixed
- 7888836
- Assets Own Use
- 7418336
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 470500
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £845,206
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £825,372
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £7,908,670
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 149591
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 675781
- Assets Cash
- £795,809
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7860319
- Funds Restricted
- 48351
- Funds Total
- 7908670
- Count Employees
- 4
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 25 February 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 300
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 891070
- Income Investments
- 45402
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 936772
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £260
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £830,018
- Expenditure Other
- 4500
- Expenditure Total
- 834778
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 50487
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 129555
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 137107
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -4500
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,099,272
- Assets Total Fixed
- 7995296
- Assets Own Use
- 7524796
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 470500
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £725,047
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £921,319
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £7,799,024
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 154249
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 767070
- Assets Cash
- £674,208
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7750673
- Funds Restricted
- 48351
- Funds Total
- 7799024
- Count Employees
- 4
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 5 April 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 838819
- Income Investments
- 43487
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 882306
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £878,056
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 878056
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 2000
- Expenditure Governance
- 61068
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 108995
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 134794
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £938,223
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8135199
- Assets Own Use
- 7660199
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 475000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £538,618
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £976,787
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £7,697,030
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 149642
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 827145
- Assets Cash
- £490,044
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7697030
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 7697030
- Count Employees
- 3
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 23 February 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 759195
- Income Investments
- 38886
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 798081
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £707,970
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 707970
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 2000
- Expenditure Governance
- 54845
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 114859
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 133768
- Gain Loss Investment
- -25000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £882,937
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8261986
- Assets Own Use
- 7786986
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 475000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £510,560
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,079,766
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £7,692,780
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 191332
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 888434
- Assets Cash
- £474,071
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7692780
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 7692780
- Count Employees
- 3
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 12 May 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 721324
- Income Investments
- 38536
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 759860
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £70
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £660,726
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 660796
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 70
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 41164
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 93238
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 132934
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,169,906
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8416585
- Assets Own Use
- 7916585
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 500000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £748,870
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,537,786
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £7,627,669
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 167673
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1370113
- Assets Cash
- £712,354
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7627669
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 7627669
- Count Employees
- 3
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- West Berkshire
- 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
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 107
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Accommodation/housing
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- READING ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2016-03-15T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 233203
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 233203
- Assoc Charity Name
- READING CONSOLIDATED ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
- Charity Name
- READING ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2013-07-08T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - Foundation Registered 08 Jul 2013
- Charitable Objects
- THE PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMODATION TO THOSE IN NEED WHO HAVE RESIDED WITHIN 20 MILES OF ST MARY'S CHURCH, ST MARY'S BUTTS, READING FOR NOT LESS THAN THREE YEARS PRECEDING THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT, AND ARE OF GOOD CHARACTER.IN KEEPING IN PROPER REPAIR THE VAULT OF MARY LOVE IN THE CHURCH OF ST. LAURENCE, READING.IN MAKING AN ANNUAL PAYMENT OF NOT LESS THAN £1,450 PER ANNUM, OR SUCH OTHER SUM AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, TO THE CHURCHWARDENS FOR THE TIME BEING OF THE PARISHES OF FRILSHAM AND YATTENDON IN THE ROYAL COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE TO BE APPLIED FOR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN THOSE PARISHES WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS IN SUCH MANNER AS THE SAID CHURCHWARDENS THINK FIT.FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE ALMSHOUSES OF THE CHARITY OR ANY OF THEM IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.AT LEAST 15 OF THE RESIDENTS SHALL BE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND AT LEAST 5 OF THE RESIDENTS SHALL BE WIDOWS OF 55 YEARS OR OVER WHO ARE IN NEED.
- Area Of Benefit
- WEST BERKSHIREREADING
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures