The Queen's Reading Room

Analysis

The Queen's Reading Room is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2023, 3 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 individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Queen's Reading Room reported income of £659k and spending of £616k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2024 to March 2025, income fell from £1.1m to £659k (-42%), an average of -42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Queen's Reading Room sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harmony Community Day Nursery (£659k), Grit: Breakthrough Programmes (£659k) and Partnership for Learning (£658k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.9%. Reserves of £308k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.