Reading Family Church

Analysis

Reading Family Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in May 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08039827). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Reading Family Church reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.1m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £781k to £1.5m (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Reading Family Church sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Raghuvanshi Mahajan London "Rama" (£1.5m), Cornwall Neighbourhoods for Change Limited (£1.5m) and Construction Industry Relief, Assistance and Support for the Homeless and Hospices Limited (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95%, charitable activities 2.8% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £89k. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.