Reading Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin

Analysis

Reading Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in February 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Reading Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin reported income of £165k and spending of £164k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £118k to £165k (+40%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 128%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Reading Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shaarei Tefillah Trust Limited (£165k), Buddhist Community Centre Kent Ltd (£165k) and Martock Christian Fellowship (£165k).