Reading Blue Coat School (number 1087839) 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 Reading Blue Coat School do?
The carrying on or managing of schools for boys and girls under the age of 19, in which religious instruction, in accordance with the doctrines of the Church of England, shall be given.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Reading Blue Coat School
Answers Reading Blue Coat School gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Reading Blue Coat School's highest-paid staff paid?
Reading Blue Coat School's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 31 employees paid more than £60,000, including 2 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £200,001–£250,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£200,001–£250,000
1
£120,001–£130,000
1
£90,001–£100,000
1
£80,001–£90,000
3
£70,001–£80,000
3
£60,001–£70,000
22
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Reading Blue Coat School's money come from?
Reading Blue Coat School reported £19m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £18m (94%), donations and legacies £738k (4%), trading and fundraising events £333k (2%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £450k.
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£18m · 94%
Donations and legacies£738k · 4%
Trading and fundraising events£333k · 2%
Does Reading Blue Coat School receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Reading Blue Coat School. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Reading Blue Coat School reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Reading Blue Coat School 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
Reading Blue Coat School's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.
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 Reading Blue Coat School registered for?
Education/training
Why is there no Clarity Score for Reading Blue Coat School yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Reading Blue Coat School.
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The register data used for this profile lists Reading Blue Coat School as a registered charity (number 1087839) 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 Reading Blue Coat School's charity number?
Reading Blue Coat School's charity number is 1087839. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does Reading Blue Coat School do?
The carrying on or managing of schools for boys and girls under the age of 19, in which religious instruction, in accordance with the doctrines of the Church of England, shall be given.
Does Reading Blue Coat School have reviews and complaints?
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How can I donate to Reading Blue Coat School?
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How much is Reading Blue Coat School's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Reading Blue Coat School's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 31 employees paid more than £60,000, including 2 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £200,001–£250,000 (1 employee). 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 Reading Blue Coat School's money come from?
Reading Blue Coat School reported £19m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £18m (94%), donations and legacies £738k (4%), trading and fundraising events £333k (2%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £450k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Reading Blue Coat School?
The register records Reading Blue Coat School 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 Reading Blue Coat School's trustees paid?
Reading Blue Coat School's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Reading Blue Coat School registered as a charity?
Reading Blue Coat School was entered on the register on 2 August 2001. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 04243510).