Reading FC Community Trust

Analysis

Reading FC Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in September 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06333232). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Reading FC Community Trust reported income of £2.4m and spending of £2.3m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £2.4m (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Reading FC Community Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The British Sports Trust (£2.3m), University of Huddersfield Students' Union (£2.4m) and Groundwork East (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, trading 3.9% and donations and legacies 1.3%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.8%. Reserves of £745k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 95 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.