READING COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTRE LTD

Charity number: 1123017
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Reading Community Learning Centre offers classes, support and other opportunities for educationally disadvantaged and socially isolated women from Reading's diverse minority ethnic communities. Our emphasis is on finding ways into learning for even the most tentative and least confident of learners. RCLC also provides development opportunities for under-5s through an onsite creche.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £197,609
Total expenditure: £225,107

Total income includes £45,607 from 3 government contract(s)

People

18 Trustee(s)

15 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

Fundraising

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 providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Reading
  • West Berkshire
  • Wokingham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 February 2008: Standard registration
  • 12 July 2023: Funds received from 1151346 HEALTHWATCH READING
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
06442616 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

18 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Fatima Mohamed Habib Chair 03 March 2025
ALGBRA X
Received: 20 days late
Shaheen Kausar Trustee 19 March 2025
None on record
Cecilia Garcia Trustee 16 February 2025
None on record
Lillian Rose Magero Trustee 06 February 2025
None on record
Jennifer Akua Ossei-Brainoo Trustee 04 February 2025
None on record
Soha Kamaran Trustee 19 September 2024
None on record
Rengui Sally Jiang Trustee 16 July 2024
None on record
Rajalakshmi Vengatesan Trustee 15 July 2024
None on record
Komal Komal Trustee 11 July 2024
None on record
Crystal Magotra Trustee 15 April 2024
None on record
Simran Aul Trustee 24 November 2020
None on record
Professor Clare Louise Furneaux Trustee 12 June 2020
None on record
Rosie Chambers Trustee 23 September 2019
None on record
Jennifer Theron Trustee 12 March 2019
None on record
Raya Mohamed Said Trustee 30 January 2018
None on record
KAREN ROWLAND Trustee 12 December 2017
None on record
Lucy England Trustee 12 December 2017
None on record
SARAH DEL TUFO Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £180.87k £199.88k £152.52k £150.95k £197.61k
Total expenditure £156.88k £143.10k £175.14k £208.08k £225.11k
Income from government contracts £30.63k £48.00k £48.75k £40.00k £45.61k
Income from government grants £38.34k £38.26k £11.47k 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 March 2024 11 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 11 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 17 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 17 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 15 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 15 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 30 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 30 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 07 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 07 December 2020 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 3 DECEMBER 2007, AS AMENDED 19 FEBRUARY 2008

Charitable objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE READING: 1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, IN PARTICULAR WOMEN AND CHILDREN AND THOSE FROM MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITIES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) PROVIDING GENERAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING, INCLUDING LANGUAGE SKILLS AND OTHER BASIC SKILLS, TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND/OR ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY; AND B) PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND RELIEVING THE EFFECTS OF ISOLATION. 2) TO PROMOTE RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS HARMONY AND RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT, AND TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN, PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS. 3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT ISSUES RELATING TO MIGRANTS, THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND/OR GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS TO HELP PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE, MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND MUTUAL AND GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN THEM. 4) TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN THE READING AREA BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, READING, WOKINGHAM AND WEST BERKSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
94 London Street
READING
RG1 4SJ
Phone:
01189599009
Email:
aishamalik@rclc.org.uk
Website:

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