Faith Christian Group (Reading) CIO

Analysis

Faith Christian Group (Reading) CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in September 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Faith Christian Group (Reading) CIO reported income of £425k and spending of £479k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £410k to £425k (+3.7%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Faith Christian Group (Reading) CIO sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% 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 Darul Isra Muslim Community Centre Trust (£425k), The Congregation of the Sisters of St Mary of Namur CIO (£425k) and Be Kind Foundation (£425k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.