READING DISPENSARY TRUST

Charity number: 203943
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Grants for the benefit of individuals generally on application by Doctors, Nurses, Social Workers and Voluntary Organisations when statutory provision cannot be used. Activity is restricted to helping people who live within a 7 mile radius from the centre of Reading who are sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped or infirm.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £58,406
Total expenditure: £58,633

People

8 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Reading
  • West Berkshire
  • Wokingham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 September 1983: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • TRUSTEES OF THE READING DISPENSARY TRUST (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jeremy Moreton Chair 16 May 2023
None on record
Sally Utting Trustee 09 April 2024
None on record
Steve Pollard Trustee 12 July 2022
None on record
Mark Hallett Trustee 11 May 2021
None on record
Dr David Horne Trustee 14 January 2020
None on record
Michele Vale Trustee 19 July 2019
None on record
Anne Ballard Trustee 10 May 2016
None on record
JEAN MARION TURTON Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £55.78k £50.48k £50.65k £50.65k £58.41k
Total expenditure £43.32k £51.36k £49.94k £49.94k £58.63k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 24 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 24 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 02 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 02 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 06 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 06 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 28 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 28 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 30 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 30 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

SCHEME OF 31ST DECEMBER 1975

Charitable objects

THE PURPOSE OF RELIEVING EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY IN CASES OF NEED PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE BOROUGH OF READING AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED OR INFIRM BY PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES WHICH ARE CALCULATED TO ALLEVIATE THE SUFFERING OR ASSIST THE RECOVERY OF SUCH PERSONS IN SUCH CASES BUT ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE TO THEM FROM OTHER SOURCES.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

READING AND DSITRICT

Contact information

Address:
Reading Dispensary Trust
16 Wokingham Road
Reading
RG6 1JQ
Phone:
01189265698
Email:
theclerk@readingdispensarytrust.org.uk
Website:

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