Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: -3

THE FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF READING

We support the work of the University of Reading by providing voluntary help, grants for specific projects and help with outreach by arranging or participating in events informing the public of the University's work.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
24/03/23	£7	£9	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
24/03/22	£8	£15	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
24/03/21	£12	£5	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
24/03/20	£13	£12	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
24/03/19	£10	£10	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
24/03/18	£16	£9	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.reading.ac.uk/thefriends

thefriends@reading.ac.uk

0118 9781671

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Colleges and universities

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANNETTE EVA HAWORTH Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: RG SPACES,

ANDREW PHILIP ARTHUR MORRIS Appointed: 2017

BRENDA LESLEY MORRIS BA Appointed: 2018

BRIAN JOHN MORLEY BA, MA Appointed: 2020

CHRISTOPHER PETER RAYNER Appointed: 2019

DENNIS GRAHAM WOOD CENG MIET Appointed: 2018

DR JOHN MICHAEL GRAINGER BSC PHD Appointed: 2018

IAN JAMES PATTON BURN BA Appointed: 2018

PETER JOHN MUST Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: WOKINGHAM SOCIETY,

PROFESSOR GEOFFREY CAMPBELL-PLATT BSC PHD FIAFOST Appointed: 2017

PROFESSOR MICHAEL GORDON FULFORD (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeships: THE HAMPSHIRE FIELD CLUB AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, Brading Roman Villa Trust,

RODERICK CHARLES AUSTIN Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/06/2017, number: 1173347

Gift Aid

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

Campaign and Supporter Engagement Office
University Of Reading
Whiteknights House
Whiteknights
READING
RG6 6UR

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARETHE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUPPORTING THE WORK OF THE UNIVERSITY OF READING BY ASSISTING IT WITH ITS AIMS OF TEACHING, LEARNING AND RESEARCH THROUGH THE PROVISION OF:-?HUMAN RESOURCES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING VOLUNTEERS;- FINANCE, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS TO THE UNIVERSITY AND ORGANISATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH IT THAT SHARE THESE AIMS;- OUTREACH, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ARRANGING OR PARTICIPATING IN EVENTS INFORMING THE PUBLIC OF THE UNIVERSITY AND ITS WORK.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

Defined Area of Benefit:

READING

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