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CURDRIDGE READING ROOM AND RECREATION GROUND

Registered charity 1153056 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the condition of life of the said inhabitants.

Objects

1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF CURDRIDGE INCORPORATING CURBRIDGE (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.2) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.3) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE HOLDING OF BIBLE CLASSES AND OTHER RELIGIOUS SERVICES AND MEETINGS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND OR ANY OTHER DENOMINATION HAVING A REGULAR PLACE OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP IN THE PARISH OF CURDRIDGE INCORPORATING CURBRIDGE.

Area of benefit: HAMPSHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Winchester, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£65k
Latest spending
£60k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall net income of £4,560 for the year, marking a return to profitability after previous losses. However, the trustees explicitly note that the charity remains financially vulnerable due to significant maintenance requirements for the aging building and insufficient income from facilities to fully cover operating costs. Total reserves stood at £59,185, with a specific revenue reserve policy target of £20,000 for day-to-day security.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Hall hire income and grant (71% of income)
“The main source of regular revenue for the Charity is from the hire of the building and grounds” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 42.5% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Gross income from fundraising totalled £14,427 for the year. Event related costs came to £6,132” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £20,000 (reserves figure: £59k)
“The Charity will hold sufficient Revenue Cash Reserves to maintain security for the day to day operations. In 2025 this was considered to be £20,000” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Charity does continue to be financially vulnerable. This is largely due to the amount of funds needed to carry out maintenance to the building and the grounds combined with the facilities still not quite generating sufficient income to cover operating costs.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One trustee received £170 for website development and an ongoing arrangement for £20/hour maintenance.
“During 2025, one of the Trustees carried out work to develop and update the website for the Charity. This was agreed with the Trustees under a commercial arrangement and fees were paid upon the submission of an invoice. The total amount for this work in 2025 came to £170.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee paid for website development and maintenance
“During 2025, one of the Trustees carried out work to develop and update the website for the Charity. This was agreed with the Trustees under a commercial arrangement and fees were paid upon the submission of an invoice. The total amount for this work in 2025 came to £170. An arrangement for ongoing website maintenance will continue into 2026 with an hourly rate of £20 an hour.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £8,703 — grants £8,703 (1); 13% of the £64,519 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 25
  • Government income: £7,492 — grants £7,492 (2); 13% of the £59,894 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 15
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2022 (received 10/11/2024, 376 days after the 31/10/2023 due date); year ending 31/12/2021 (received 07/11/2022, 7 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£65k£60k
31/12/2024£60k£55k
31/12/2023£60k£68k
31/12/2022£81k£90k
31/12/2021£25k£43k

Common questions

Is CURDRIDGE READING ROOM AND RECREATION GROUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an overall net income of £4,560 for the year, marking a return to profitability after previous losses. However, the trustees explicitly note that the charity remains financially vulnerable due to significant maintenance requirements for the aging building and insufficient income from facilities to fully cover operating costs. Total reserves stood at £59,185, with a specific revenue reserve policy target of £20,000 for day-to-day security. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION2£23k
THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION1£550k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with READING FC COMMUNITY TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CURDRIDGE READING ROOM AND RECREATION GROUND£65k—0above42.5%noted
READING FC COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£2.4m——above—no doubt
HEREFORDSHIRE OUTDOOR TRUST FY2025£40k—0unclear—no doubt
WINSHAM RECREATIONAL TRUST FY2025£54k—0unclear—no doubt
SCARBOROUGH DISABLED SWIMMING GROUP FY2025£68k——below—no doubt
TOTTERIDGE AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE LTD FY2025£356k—0unclear—no doubt

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