THE READING ROOMS
Charity number: 301252
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
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.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023
Total income: £13,647
Total expenditure: £17,857
People
8 Trustee(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No information availableFundraising
No information available
Trading
This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.
Trustee payments
One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for another benefit.
What, who, how, where
What the charity does:
- General Charitable Purposes
- Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
- Essex
Governance
Registration history:
- 16 February 1966: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
- THE READING ROOMS (Working name)
- BILLERICAY RECREATION ROOMS (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
- Complaints handling
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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)
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| Askin Ozerin | Trustee | 29 January 2024 |
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| Heather Stuart | Trustee | 31 July 2023 |
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| Simon Mills | Trustee | 27 March 2023 |
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| Michael Yates | Trustee | 18 May 2021 |
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| Trevor Leach | Trustee | 19 August 2020 |
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| LESLIE SHEPPARD | Trustee | 15 August 2017 |
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| BRINSLIE CHRISTOPHER MCPHERSON | Trustee |
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| KEVIN PAUL REILLY | Trustee |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £14.56k | £13.96k | £22.08k | £15.05k | £13.65k | |
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Total expenditure | £17.53k | £9.05k | £8.39k | £18.07k | £17.86k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | £10.00k | £18.69k | £2.67k | 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 |
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| Annual return | 31 December 2023 | 20 October 2024 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 31 December 2022 | 10 October 2023 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2022 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 29 September 2022 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 31 December 2020 | 20 October 2021 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2020 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 31 December 2019 | 26 August 2020 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2019 | Not required |