Reading Room and Village Institute

Analysis

Reading Room and Village Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheltenham. It was registered in July 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Reading Room and Village Institute reported income of £12k and spending of £6,316, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £1,612 to £12k (+645%), an average of +65% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 437%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Reading Room and Village Institute sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bristol Revival Fellowship (£12k), Brinklow National School (£12k) and Neath Islamic Cultural Centre (£12k).