Smart Works Reading

Analysis

Smart Works Reading is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in December 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09626510). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Smart Works Reading reported income of £245k and spending of £227k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £156k to £245k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Smart Works Reading sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Yorkshire Foodbank (£244k), Taking Part (£245k) and The Warehouse Christian Trust (£244k).