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berkshire community foundation

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. Berkshire Community Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Reading and operates in Bracknell Forest, West Berkshire, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Berkshire Community Foundation is committed to helping organisations and individualsmake a lasting impact in the local community and to raising funds to build a permanent sourceof funding for the small voluntary groups that tackle need at the grass roots of the localcommunity.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,366,497
Latest Expenditure
£1,477,894

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 85.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 79.2%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 26.9%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £954,934
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £411,563
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,170,486
Raising Funds £307,408
Governance £89,956
Grants to Institutions £1,024,697
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,366,497£1,477,894£1,170,486£14,244,763£151,6547 / 17
2023£1,611,582£1,452,702£1,148,050£13,304,999£182,7267 / 5
2022£1,419,363£1,656,392£1,356,237£13,726,791£178,9227 / 6
2021£4,251,161£3,646,502£3,377,371£12,485,035£182,7327 / 6
2020£1,640,139£1,433,243£1,174,109£10,030,486£81,7417 / 6

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers