The Friends of the University of Reading

Analysis

The Friends of the University of Reading is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in June 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Friends of the University of Reading reported income of £10k and spending of £8,048, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £12k to £10k (-14%), an average of -3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Friends of the University of Reading sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (£10k), Girlguiding Lancaster and Garstang Division (£10k) and Ex-British Gurkha Veterans and Dependants Society. (£10k).