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READING VOLUNTARY ACTION

Registered charity 1045782 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as R V A

Latest income
£723k
Latest spending
£739k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall operating deficit of £50,373 for the year ended 31 March 2023, reversing a previous deficit position. The trustees confirmed that the charity is able to meet its pension contributions and adopted the going concern basis, noting that the pension liability decreased significantly due to changes in actuarial assumptions.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£723k
Total spending
£739k
Reserves (reported)
£187k
Employees
19

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Reading

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£723k£739k
31/03/2024£697k£694k
31/03/2023£732k£781k
31/03/2022£612k£664k
31/03/2021£493k£515k

Common questions

Is READING VOLUNTARY ACTION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall operating deficit of £50,373 for the year ended 31 March 2023, reversing a previous deficit position. The trustees confirmed that the charity is able to meet its pension contributions and adopted the going concern basis, noting that the pension liability decreased significantly due to changes in actuarial assumptions. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds READING VOLUNTARY ACTION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name READING VOLUNTARY ACTION as a grant recipient include THE EARLEY CHARITY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
THE EARLEY CHARITYFY2024£49k
THE EARLEY CHARITYFY2023£40k
THE EARLEY CHARITYFY2024£15k
THE EARLEY CHARITYFY2023£15k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREYFRIARS READING1£24k
BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£10k
The Edge Ministries1£1k
WOLVERHAMPTON LGBT+1£149

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