Registered charity · No. 1042542Charitable company
CA
Citizens Advice Reading
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Citizens Advice Reading is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training.
Citizens Advice Reading (number 1042542) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Citizens Advice Reading do?
To provide the advice people need for the problems they face and to improve the policies and practices that affect peoples lives
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Citizens Advice Reading
Answers Citizens Advice Reading gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Citizens Advice Reading's highest-paid staff paid?
Citizens Advice Reading's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Citizens Advice Reading's money come from?
Citizens Advice Reading reported £957k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £881k (92%), donations and legacies £65k (7%), investments £12k (1%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£881k · 92%
Donations and legacies£65k · 7%
Investments£12k · 1%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Citizens Advice Reading as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Citizens Advice Reading's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Citizens Advice Reading registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEducation/training
Why is there no Clarity Score for Citizens Advice Reading yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Citizens Advice Reading.
An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity.
The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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What should you check before donating to Citizens Advice Reading?
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The register data used for this profile lists Citizens Advice Reading as a registered charity (number 1042542) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Citizens Advice Reading's charity number?
Citizens Advice Reading's charity number is 1042542. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1042542?
Search 1042542 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Citizens Advice Reading do?
To provide the advice people need for the problems they face and to improve the policies and practices that affect peoples lives
Does Citizens Advice Reading have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Citizens Advice Reading. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Citizens Advice Reading?
Citizens Advice Reading's website listed in our register data is https://www.citizensadvicereading.org/. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Citizens Advice Reading's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Citizens Advice Reading's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Citizens Advice Reading's money come from?
Citizens Advice Reading reported £957k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £881k (92%), donations and legacies £65k (7%), investments £12k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Citizens Advice Reading?
The register records Citizens Advice Reading as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Citizens Advice Reading's trustees paid?
Citizens Advice Reading's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Citizens Advice Reading previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Citizens Advice Reading: Reading Citizens Advice Bureau.
When was Citizens Advice Reading registered as a charity?
Citizens Advice Reading was entered on the register on 2 December 1994. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02967121).