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Kingston Reading Room

Registered charity 300882 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as READING ROOM

Management of Village Hall

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Latest income
£33k
Latest spending
£39k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that total receipts for the year were £32,906 against total payments of £38,627, resulting in a net deficit. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,920 in its General Fund, which the trustees state is sufficient to cover six months of estimated net running costs.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (58% of income)
“grants totalling £19,222 were received” — page 4
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £3k; policy: 6 months estimated hall net running costs)
“A General Fund of £2,920 to cover 6 months estimated hall net running costs” — page 5
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2026£33k£39k
31/01/2025£10k£10k
31/01/2024£12k£13k
31/01/2023£8k£8k
31/01/2022£19k£11k

Common questions

Is Kingston Reading Room financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that total receipts for the year were £32,906 against total payments of £38,627, resulting in a net deficit. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,920 in its General Fund, which the trustees state is sufficient to cover six months of estimated net running costs.