Reading Rotary Community Projects
Analysis
Reading Rotary Community Projects is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in September 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05263412). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Reading Rotary Community Projects reported income of £43k and spending of £22k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £56k to £43k (-22%), an average of -6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 121%. Over the whole period it spent 34% of the income it received.
Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Reading Rotary Community Projects sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Whiteford Charity (£43k), The Ella Dunn Housing Trust (£43k) and The Vigne-Bremner Almshouses (£43k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Activity. The Charity completed the building of seven single bedded flats on the 15th March 2007 within budget. Two units were sold to the Reading Single Homeless Project charity number 279859 and the remaining five are let on a twenty one year lease ending in 2026.In September 2017 a joint construction project with Berkshire Womens Aid commenced and is due for completion in December 2018
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Whiteford Charity | Plymouth | £43k |
| The Ella Dunn Housing Trust | Stockton-On-Tees | £43k |
| The Vigne-Bremner Almshouses | Surrey | £43k |
| Almshouse and Aged Poor's Charity of Alfred Ernest Briggs | West Yorkshire | £43k |