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Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit

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Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty.

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What are the key facts about Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£171,582
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£181,747
Registered charity number
1074557
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Reading
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit (number 1074557) 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 Community Welfare Rights Unit do?

Specialist Advice on Welfare Benefits.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit

Answers Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit 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 Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit's highest-paid staff paid?

Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit'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.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit 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 Community Welfare Rights Unit's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
03626105 (Companies House)
Also known as
Reading Welfare Rights
Where it says it operates
Reading · West Berkshire · Wokingham

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: 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 Community Welfare Rights Unit registered for?

General Charitable PurposesDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Why is there no Clarity Score for Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit. 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. How scoring works

What should you check before donating to Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit?

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  • Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract.
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Frequently asked questions

Is Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit as a registered charity (number 1074557) 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 Community Welfare Rights Unit's charity number?
Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit's charity number is 1074557. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1074557?
Search 1074557 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 Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit do?
Specialist Advice on Welfare Benefits.
Does Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit. 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 Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit?
Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit's website listed in our register data is http://readingspecialist.co.uk/. 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 Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit'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.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit?
The register records Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit 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 Community Welfare Rights Unit's trustees paid?
Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit registered as a charity?
Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit was entered on the register on 8 March 1999. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03626105).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.