NEW BEGINNINGS READING

Charity number: 1172967
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Free All Day Cafe, Community Fridge and Hot Meal Service, serving the most vulnerable in Reading, Berkshire.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £130,578
Total expenditure: £119,566

People

7 Trustee(s)

70 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

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Reading

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 May 2017: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • NEW BEGINNINGS READIN (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Marion Helen Arnold Trustee 09 April 2025
None on record
Justin James Duncan Trustee 26 February 2025
None on record
Andrew James Wigmore Trustee 09 September 2024
None on record
Gregory Matthew Wood Trustee 09 September 2024
None on record
Ian David Lloyd Trustee 18 March 2024
None on record
Sarah Jane Beisly Trustee 01 August 2022
None on record
Sarah Ruth Hephzibah Thake Trustee 01 August 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £161.11k £78.38k £86.42k £82.25k £130.58k
Total expenditure £72.59k £78.84k £107.92k £126.54k £119.57k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £23.00k £4.00k 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 30 June 2024 18 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 18 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 29 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 29 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 03 November 2023 187 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 738 days Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 29 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 29 April 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 05 February 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 05 February 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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 10 May 2017 as amended on 01 Oct 2018

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CIO ARE THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF PERSONS IN READING WHO ARE IN NEED DUE TO SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC REASONS REGARDLESS OF THEIR RELIGION OR BELIEF BY PROVIDING WARMTH, FOOD AND OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS, TEMPORARY SHORT TO MID-TERM AND OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATION AND ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS TO ACCESS OTHER LONG TERM SERVICES DESIGNED TO HELP THEM BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE IN READING FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, ILL HEALTH (MENTAL OR PHYSICAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL OR DRUGS; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS); CRIME, (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

Contact information

Address:
Queens Arms
Great Knollys Street
READING
RG1 7HL
Phone:
07421998208
Email:
contactus@newbeginningsreading.org
Website:

newbeginningsreading.org