SADAKA — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 11 January 2017
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 22 January 2025 – 21 January 2026
Latest income: £27,521
Latest expenditure: £18,435
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 47 Ash Road, Reading, RG30 4SG

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Sadaka provides free weekly lunches and basic items on Saturdays for those struggling financially / homeless in Reading. Come and enjoy a hot meal, and a chat, at Fairview Community Centre, 90b Great Knollys Street, RG1 7HL. Sadaka signposts service users to relevant local services for further help. Further, we begin a training programme for service users who wish to improve their quality of life.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 22 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 21 January 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 21 November 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 16 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 16 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £27,521
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,435

Fin Period Start Date: 22 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 21 January 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 21 November 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 27 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £20,944
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,621

Fin Period Start Date: 22 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 21 January 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 21 November 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £23,341
Total Gross Expenditure: £23,377

Fin Period Start Date: 22 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 21 January 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 21 November 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 16 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 16 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £31,762
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,784

Fin Period Start Date: 22 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 21 January 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 21 November 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 30 May 2022
Date Accounts Received: 30 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £26,782
Total Gross Expenditure: £38,523

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 22 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 21 January 2026
Ar Due Date: 21 November 2026
Ar Received Date: 16 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £27,521
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,435
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £11,000
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
Count Volunteers: 78

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 22 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 21 January 2025
Ar Due Date: 21 November 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £20,944
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,621
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £5,000
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
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 22 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 21 January 2024
Ar Due Date: 21 November 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £23,341
Total Gross Expenditure: £23,377
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
Count Volunteers: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 22 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 21 January 2023
Ar Due Date: 21 November 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £31,762
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,784
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £15,411
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
Count Volunteers: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 22 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 21 January 2022
Ar Due Date: 21 November 2022
Ar Received Date: 30 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £26,782
Total Gross Expenditure: £38,523
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: £1
Income From Government Grants: £5,114
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 35

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

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

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: SADAKA
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2017-01-11T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 11 Jan 2017 as amended on 14 Jan 2021
Charitable Objects: 1) THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN GREATER READING BY PROVIDING: FOOD, CLOTHING AND BASIC HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND SUPPORTING OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY IN GREATER READING 2) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND IN PARTICULAR, DIFFERENT RELIGIONS. 3) THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: (A) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS INCLUDING AN AWARENESS OF THEIR DISTINCTIVE FEATURES AND THEIR COMMON GROUND TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS; (B) PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS.4) TO ADVANCE ISLAM IN GREATER READING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BY ARRANGING VISITS TO MOSQUES BY SCHOOL CHILDREN TO ENLIGHTEN THEM ABOUT THE MUSLIM FAITH AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries