The Reading Rooms
Analysis
The Reading Rooms is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in February 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Reading Rooms reported income of £20k and spending of £19k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £22k to £20k (-11%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.
Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Reading Rooms sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mid Cheshire Riding for the Disabled Association (£20k), The Pulhams Men's Shed (£20k) and Nacton Village Hall CIO (£20k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Management of The Reading Rooms, a community hall and conference room facility in High Street, Billericay, Essex. The Rooms are hired out to local charitable, non-profit, and commercial organisations, and to private citizens.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Mid Cheshire Riding for the Disabled Association | Stoke-On-Trent | £20k |
| The Pulhams Men's Shed | Diss | £20k |
| Nacton Village Hall CIO | Suffolk | £20k |
| Horsell Residents Association Ltd | Woking | £20k |