Reading Christadelphians

Analysis

Reading Christadelphians is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in August 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Reading Christadelphians reported income of £33k and spending of £58k, spending 174% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £37k to £33k (-9.1%), an average of -2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Reading Christadelphians sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Al Jamiatul Islamia Darul Quran Trust (£33k), East Greenwich Legal Advice Clinic (£33k) and Rotary Club of Ipswich East (£33k).