Kingston Reading Room

Analysis

Kingston Reading Room is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in August 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Kingston Reading Room reported income of £33k and spending of £39k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £19k to £33k (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2026, when income rose by 222%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Kingston Reading Room sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% 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 Ipswich Gilbert and Sullivan Society (£33k), Radbrook Community Association (£33k) and Tregony Village Hall (Tregony) (£33k).