Reading and Recreation Hall-Avening C P

Analysis

Reading and Recreation Hall-Avening C P is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dursley. It was registered in October 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Reading and Recreation Hall-Avening C P reported income of £25k and spending of £15k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £22k to £25k (+16%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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, Reading and Recreation Hall-Avening C P sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hornchurch Aerodrome Historical Trust (£25k), Little Aston Community Association (£25k) and Yeovil Amateur Operatic Society (£25k).