TRUST HOUSE READING

Registered charity 1174926 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as READING AND BERKSHIRE RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE SUPPORT CENTRE

Counselling for adults, Helpline, Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA), Children's Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (CHISVA), Play Therapy and counselling for children and young people, Support Groups, Drop Ins, email support, Website.

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Latest income
£650k
Latest spending
£608k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £41,671 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted fund balances increasing to £280,778. The trustees consider an appropriate level of free reserves to be approximately £304,000, representing six months of normal expenditure. Consequently, the current unrestricted reserves are below the stated policy target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)
The number of employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more were: 2025 Number 1 £60,001 to £70,000 — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
The number of employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more were: 2025 Number 1 — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months' normal expenditure (held: £281k)
The Committee consider that an appropriate level of free reserves is approximately 6 months' normal expenditure, which equates to approximately £304,000. — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Trust House Reading (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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

Total income
£650k
Total spending
£608k
Cost of raising funds
£842
Reserves (reported)
£281k
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~5.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Buckinghamshire · Oxfordshire · Reading · Slough · West Berkshire · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£650k£608k
31/03/2024£623k£693k
31/03/2023£611k£598k
31/03/2022£484k£464k
31/03/2021£640k£508k

Common questions

Is TRUST HOUSE READING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £41,671 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted fund balances increasing to £280,778. The trustees consider an appropriate level of free reserves to be approximately £304,000, representing six months of normal expenditure. Consequently, the current unrestricted reserves are below the stated policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of TRUST HOUSE READING earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/08/2023£363kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government26/03/2021£79kCOVID-19 Extraordinary National Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government01/01/2021£136kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government01/04/2019£224kRape & Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government01/04/2019£42kMale Rape Support Fund