Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 1

Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 7

READING FC COMMUNITY TRUST

The charity's objects are to assist in advancing education, promoting community participation in healthy recreation to provide facilities for recreation, the interest of social welfare and with the object of improving the conditions of life for those whom the facilities are provided and to preserve and protect health and to promote any other purpose which is charitable according to English law.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/06/22		£1,528	£1,521	£7	£46	£628	£608	4.8	71	1
30/06/21		£1,412	£1,252	£159	£29	£621	£595	5.7	94	0
30/06/20		£1,343	£1,236	£107	£56	£462	£420	4.1	94	10
30/06/19	*	£1,298	£1,253	£45	£62	£355	£299	2.9	89	10
30/06/18		£1,257	£1,197	£60	£66	£310	£257	2.6	89	11
30/06/17		£1,116	£1,045	£71	£57	£250	£193	2.2	58	0
30/06/16		£980	£987	£-7	£68	£179	£145	1.8	19	0
30/06/15		£1,037	£1,025	£12	£82	£186	£110	1.3	21	0
30/06/14		£928	£946	£-19	£73	£174	£107	1.4	21	0
30/06/13		£763	£674	£88	£92	£193	£129	2.3	14	0
30/06/12		£730	£773	£-43	£77	£105	£86	1.3	12	0
30/06/11		£697	£668	£29	£64	£147	£83	1.5	11	0
30/06/10		£601	£562	£40	£70	£119	£28	0.6	12	0
30/06/09	*	£572	£517	£55	£63	£79	£4	0.1	12	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 34%
Liabilities/Income: 21%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 4.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 16 years

www.community.readingfc.co.uk

community@readingfc.co.uk

07976761606

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Bracknell Forest, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor And Maidenhead, Wokingham,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

71 employees
1 volunteer

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Reading FC Community Trust - Mental Wellbeing/Kicks Provision
£9,680	22/05/2020 12	The project will use funding to run online gaming mentoring sessions combined with weekly sports activities. The project aims to assist with mental health and wellbeing during the coronavirus ....more The project will use funding to run online gaming mentoring sessions combined with weekly sports activities. The project aims to assist with mental health and wellbeing during the coronavirus pandemic as well as tackle potential substance abuse and addiction and reduce anti-social behaviour.
Sport England - Inclusive Sports Programme
£6,500	31/05/2018 11	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Inclusive Sports Programme. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a ....more Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Inclusive Sports Programme. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:

ANDY TOW MR Appointed: 2023

SYED HUSSAIN MR Appointed: 2023

SYMON COOKE MR Appointed: 2022

ANDREW REANEY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Chief Customer Officer, Other trusteeship: THE WOKINGHAM FOODBANK,

DAVID DOWNS Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Childrens Safety Officer

DIANE HALL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Hr Director

NEIL COUPE (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/09/2008, number: 1125817
Registered at Companies House on 03/08/2007, number: 06333232

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

14 returns made; AR19: 279 days late, AR09: 222 days late,

Main office

READING FOOTBALL CLUB PLC
MADEJSKI STADIUM
READING
RG2 0FL

Objectives

TO ADVANCE AND ASSIST IN ADVANCING EDUCATION; TO PROMOTE OR ASSIST IN PROMOTING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION; TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE FOR WHOM THE FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED; TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND DISABILITY AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT HEALTH; AND TO PROMOTE ANY OTHER PURPOSE WHICH IS CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO ENGLISH LAW.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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