The Combe Reading Room (2005) Trust

Analysis

The Combe Reading Room (2005) Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Witney. It was registered in June 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Combe Reading Room (2005) Trust reported income of £14k and spending of £16k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6,607 to £14k (+115%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Combe Reading Room (2005) Trust sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Frenchay Tuckett Society (£14k), Hadley and District Orpheus Male Choir (£14k) and Solva Memorial Hall (£14k).