READING FAMILY CHURCH

Registered charity 1147465 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The primary objective of the Charity is to advance the Christian religion. A secondary objective is to provide relief for ages persons and those in conditions of need and hardship.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£1.5m

Latest spending

£1.1m

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds and assets increased to £3.9m, with unrestricted reserves rising to £1,060,572, which represents approximately 12 months of operating expenditure against a policy target of three months. The charity reported a net income surplus for the year and the independent auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Unrestricted donations (84% of income)

“£1,259,038 (2024: £1,183,236) of unrestricted donations from the attendees of the church and the associated reclaimed gift aid tax.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of operating expenditure (held: £1.1m)

“The trustees have defined the minimum level of reserves permissible as 3 months’ worth of the charity's operating expenditure.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from related parties (trustees, key management, closely linked individuals)

“The Church received donations totalling £232,356 (2024: £177,319) from related parties (which includes trustees, members of key management and anyone closely linked with them). During the year the Church paid £3,010, (2024 : £2,940) to Oakwood Youth Challenge for a Student Conference to be held in February 2026 for which Sean Green and Richard Kay (spouse of Joanna Kay) are trustees.. During the year the Church paid £5,000 to Chapter 2 - an organisation for which Joanna Kay is the spouse of a trustee.” — page 33

“During the year the Church paid £3,010, (2024 : £2,940) to Oakwood Youth Challenge for a Student Conference to be held in February 2026 for which Sean Green and Richard Kay (spouse of Joanna Kay) are trustees.” — page 33

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payments to Oakwood Youth Challenge for student conference

“The Church received donations totalling £232,356 (2024: £177,319) from related parties (which includes trustees, members of key management and anyone closely linked with them). During the year the Church paid £3,010, (2024 : £2,940) to Oakwood Youth Challenge for a Student Conference to be held in February 2026 for which Sean Green and Richard Kay (spouse of Joanna Kay) are trustees.. During the year the Church paid £5,000 to Chapter 2 - an organisation for which Joanna Kay is the spouse of a trustee.” — page 33

“During the year the Church paid £3,010, (2024 : £2,940) to Oakwood Youth Challenge for a Student Conference to be held in February 2026 for which Sean Green and Richard Kay (spouse of Joanna Kay) are trustees.” — page 33

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payments to Chapter 2

“The Church received donations totalling £232,356 (2024: £177,319) from related parties (which includes trustees, members of key management and anyone closely linked with them). During the year the Church paid £3,010, (2024 : £2,940) to Oakwood Youth Challenge for a Student Conference to be held in February 2026 for which Sean Green and Richard Kay (spouse of Joanna Kay) are trustees.. During the year the Church paid £5,000 to Chapter 2 - an organisation for which Joanna Kay is the spouse of a trustee.” — page 33

“During the year the Church paid £3,010, (2024 : £2,940) to Oakwood Youth Challenge for a Student Conference to be held in February 2026 for which Sean Green and Richard Kay (spouse of Joanna Kay) are trustees.” — page 33

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bruton Charles. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £2.6m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£1.5m

Total spending

£1.1m

Reserves (reported)

£1.1m

Employees

19

Reported reserves equal ~11.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (95% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (07/08/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (09/07/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Natasha Davidsonchair
Dr Peter Itayi Chigada
Matthew David Blake
Peter James Harley
Richard Maynard Walker
Sean Edward Philip Green · trustee of 1 other charity
Stephen James Mitchell

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Oxfordshire · Reading

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£1.5m	£1.1m
31/12/2024	£1.5m	£1.0m
31/12/2023	£1.2m	£922k
31/12/2022	£941k	£804k
31/12/2021	£781k	£669k

Common questions

Is READING FAMILY CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds and assets increased to £3.9m, with unrestricted reserves rising to £1,060,572, which represents approximately 12 months of operating expenditure against a policy target of three months. The charity reported a net income surplus for the year and the independent auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bruton Charles.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FAMILY CHURCH.

FAMILY CHURCH income £167k
KEC CHURCH CENTRE income £209k
THE HASTINGS COMMUNITY TRUST income £1.9m
LIFEHOUSE CHURCH income £661k
THE SISTERS OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH (GOOD SHEPHERD PROVINCE) income £260k
THE CHURCH OF THE LONDONERS income £994k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
READING FAMILY CHURCH	£1.5m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
FAMILY CHURCH FY2025	£167k	—	0	below	—	noted
KEC CHURCH CENTRE FY2025	£209k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE HASTINGS COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025	£1.9m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
LIFEHOUSE CHURCH FY2024	£661k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SISTERS OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH (GOOD SHEPHERD PROVINCE) FY2024	£260k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.