Reading Centre for the Deaf

Analysis

Reading Centre for the Deaf is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in July 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Reading Centre for the Deaf reported income of £225k and spending of £71k, leaving 68% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £46k to £225k (+390%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 333%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Reading Centre for the Deaf sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Little Centre Beechwood Ltd (£224k), Hibiscus Housing Project (£225k) and The Rya Foundation (£224k).