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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

READING ADVICE NETWORK 

RAN is a membership organization which supports other charities providing information, advice and advocacy in Reading. It works to improve the quality of these services, make it easier for people to get the services they need, and aims to be a focal point for these services. In particular it sets, maintains and supports organisations to achieve its Quality Standard and runs regular Advice Forums.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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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-
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31/03/23*£4£4£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£1£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£2£4£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£24£15£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£25£11£14£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

www.Readingadvicenetwork.org.uk

chair@readingadvicenetwork.org.uk

0118 954 6833

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Reading,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/02/2016, number: 1165798
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; AR23: 16 days late,
Main office

13 ALBERT ROAD
CAVERSHAM
READING
RG4 7AN

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE READING ADVICE NETWORK ARE TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE GREATER READING AREA AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY BY:1. IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF INFORMATION AND ADVICE AND ADVOCACY SUPPORT THAT IS AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE IN READING2. MAKING IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE IN READING TO GET THE INFORMATION AND ADVICE AND ADVOCACY SUPPORT THEY NEED 3. BECOMING A FOCAL POINT FOR INFORMATION AND ADVICE AND ADVOCACY SUPPORT SERVICES IN READING

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Charity Commission for England and Wales
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