Reading Real Estate Foundation

Analysis

Reading Real Estate Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in June 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04347140). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Reading Real Estate Foundation reported income of £629k and spending of £892k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £639k to £629k (-1.5%), an average of -0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Reading Real Estate Foundation sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Volunteer Centre Blackpool Wyre and Fylde (£626k), Greenview Nursery (£630k) and One Million Mentors (£626k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85%, investments 9.1% and charitable activities 5.6%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 3.1%. Reserves of £283k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.