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the gate reading

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. The Gate Reading is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Reading and operates in Reading.


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 church undertakes to work with people of all ages to relate to and serve the local community and to further the Christian faith.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£609,272
Latest Expenditure
£511,658

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 83.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 1.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £600,423
Charitable Activities £8,033
Other Trading £0
Investments £816
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £509,223
Raising Funds £2,435
Governance £5,576
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£609,272£511,658£509,223£4,744,421£62,4987 / 130
2023£2,005,736£425,222£417,325£4,646,807£87,0876 / 130
2022£485,902£294,8940 / 120
2021£447,407£228,3740 / 80
2020£421,987£253,9530 / 100

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers