Friends of Reading Museum

Registered charity 284398 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FORM, FRIENDS OF READING MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY, FRIENDS OF READING MUSEUMS, FRIENDS OF THE READING MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY

SUPPORT FOR READING MUSEUM

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Latest income
£57k
Latest spending
£6k
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased significantly to £69,658.28, driven by a large bequest from the Martin Henry Stone Estate. The charity reports a net profit of £51,589.32 for the year, with unrestricted reserves held in a savings account. There are no stated reserves policy targets or material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue its activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Reading

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£57k£6k
31/12/2024£5k£3k
31/12/2023£10k£3k
31/12/2022£2k£4k
31/12/2021£3k£3k

Common questions

Is Friends of Reading Museum financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased significantly to £69,658.28, driven by a large bequest from the Martin Henry Stone Estate. The charity reports a net profit of £51,589.32 for the year, with unrestricted reserves held in a savings account. There are no stated reserves policy targets or material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue its activities.