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Reading Force

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1159890Kingston upon ThamesEducation and training
Income£438k2025-06-30
Spending£291ksame year
Spent / received87%5-year average
Size in its cause91st pctEducation and training
Registered2015CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Reading Force is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kingston upon Thames. It was registered in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Reading Force reported income of £438k and spending of £291k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £288k to £438k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Reading Force sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kiveton & Wales Nursery (£437k), Bevois Town Community Pre-School (£439k) and Women for Well Women (£437k).

Income and spending

£0£109k£219k£328k£438k2021 Income: £288,4552021 Spending: £151,16620212022 Income: £256,6382022 Spending: £222,60420222023 Income: £218,9792023 Spending: £283,73620232024 Income: £231,7932024 Spending: £303,54220242025 Income: £437,5922025 Spending: £291,2502025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

We help improve communication within families experiencing the unique challenges of Forces life whether at home together or separated by tours of duty or postings, by encouraging shared reading and scrapbook/journaling. It is a fun and practical activity for all British Forces families living in the UK and overseas, reservists, veterans, and their close and extended families including grandparents

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Kiveton & Wales NurserySheffield£437k
Bevois Town Community Pre-SchoolSouthampton£439k
Women for Well WomenLeigh£437k
North Cheshire Jewish Nursery Education TrustCheshire£439k