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CHURCH OF CHRIST, READING

Registered charity 1158424 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COC, READING

The type of work we are involved in is mission work, supporting the preaching of the gospel in the UK and other places like India. Other work includes supporting a children's home in India.

Objects

PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND THE WORSHIP OF GOD AND THE SPREADING OF THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH HOLDING OF WORSHIP SERVICES, FELLOWSHIP ACTIVITIES, PRAYER MEETINGS, SONG FESTIVALS, HOLIDAY BIBLE CLUBS AND TEACHING OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE AND PRINCIPLES TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.THE EVANGELSIM OF NON CHRISTIANS.THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF PHYSICAL OR SPIRITUAL NEEDS.

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

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

Latest income
£25k
Latest spending
£25k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 show a surplus of £32,598.03, with total income of £25,141.21 and total expenditure of £24,680.75. The charity holds closing bank balances of £33,058.49, having started the year with £0.00. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records, with no material matters identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Reading

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£25k£25k
31/03/2024£18k£22k
31/03/2023£18k£17k
31/03/2022£13k£17k
31/03/2021£20k£11k

Common questions

Is CHURCH OF CHRIST, READING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 show a surplus of £32,598.03, with total income of £25,141.21 and total expenditure of £24,680.75. The charity holds closing bank balances of £33,058.49, having started the year with £0.00. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records, with no material matters identified. 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
THE SOLA TRUST1£27k
CHURCH BURGESSES TRUST1£23k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHURCH OF CHRIST, READING£25k—0unclear—no doubt
CHRIST CHURCH HOUSE FY2025£66kunclear0unclear—no doubt
CHRIST CHURCH HUNTINGDON FY2025£186k—0unclear—no doubt
CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST UK DIOCESE FY2025£78k—0within0.0%no doubt
CHRIST CHURCH ENDCLIFFE CIO FY2025£289k—0above—no doubt
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH FAITH CHAPEL FY2025£202k—0unclear—no doubt

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