Registered charity · No. 1045782Charitable company
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Reading Voluntary Action
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Reading Voluntary Action is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, other charitable purposes.
Reading Voluntary Action (number 1045782) 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 Voluntary Action do?
The promotion and support of voluntary action in the greater Reading area.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Reading Voluntary Action
Answers Reading Voluntary Action 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 Voluntary Action's highest-paid staff paid?
Reading Voluntary Action'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 Reading Voluntary Action's money come from?
Reading Voluntary Action reported £723k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £629k (87%), donations and legacies £85k (12%), investments £6,324 (1%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£629k · 87%
Donations and legacies£85k · 12%
Investments£6,324 · 1%
Trading and fundraising events£2,452 · 0%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Reading Voluntary Action as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Reading Voluntary Action's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body; Other Charitable Activities.
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 Voluntary Action registered for?
General Charitable PurposesOther Charitable Purposes
Why is there no Clarity Score for Reading Voluntary Action yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Reading Voluntary Action.
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The register data used for this profile lists Reading Voluntary Action as a registered charity (number 1045782) 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 Voluntary Action's charity number?
Reading Voluntary Action's charity number is 1045782. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1045782?
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What does Reading Voluntary Action do?
The promotion and support of voluntary action in the greater Reading area.
Does Reading Voluntary Action have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Reading Voluntary Action. 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 Voluntary Action?
Reading Voluntary Action's website listed in our register data is http://www.rva.org.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 Voluntary Action's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Reading Voluntary Action'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 Reading Voluntary Action's money come from?
Reading Voluntary Action reported £723k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £629k (87%), donations and legacies £85k (12%), investments £6,324 (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Reading Voluntary Action?
The register does not record Reading Voluntary Action as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Reading Voluntary Action's trustees paid?
Reading Voluntary Action'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 Voluntary Action registered as a charity?
Reading Voluntary Action was entered on the register on 12 April 1995. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02982252).