Reading Society of Model Engineers

Analysis

Reading Society of Model Engineers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in August 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Reading Society of Model Engineers reported income of £30k and spending of £26k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £11k to £30k (+166%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Reading Society of Model Engineers sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Childwall Open Spaces Trust (£30k), Westgate-On-Sea Community Centre Association (£30k) and Tilbury Riverside Project (£29k).