--- title: "Working Men's Reading Room — charity 230755 | CharityCompare" description: "Working Men's Reading Room (charity 230755): income £79,792 (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/working-men-s-reading-room retrieved: 2026-10-07T22:22:06.974Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 230755 WM # Working Men's Reading Room Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Working Men's Reading Room is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, amateur sport. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=230755&subId=0) Work at Working Men's Reading Room? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=working-men-s-reading-room&type=claim&name=Working%20Men) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Working Men's Reading Room? Reported income · year ending 2025-06-13 £79,792 Reported spending · year ending 2025-06-13 £85,664 Registered charity number 230755 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) Stock Lane Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Quick answer Working Men's Reading Room (number 230755) 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 Working Men's Reading Room do? The Grasmere Reading Rooms, is a place where the parishers and boni fide guests have the right to socialise in the bar, play snooker, darts, etc, and the odd music nights, a place for the village to hold meetings. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Working Men's Reading Room Answers Working Men's Reading Room gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 13 June 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Working Men's Reading Room's highest-paid staff paid? Working Men's Reading Room's annual return for the year ending 13 June 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 Working Men's Reading Room 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) Working Men's Reading Room's annual return for the year ending 13 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 19 November 1963 Also known as Grasmere Reading Rooms and Social Club Where it says it operates Cumbria ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space. 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 Working Men's Reading Room registered for? General Charitable PurposesAmateur Sport ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Working Men's Reading Room yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Working Men's Reading Room. 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Working Men's Reading Room? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. [How to read charity accounts](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/guides/how-to-read-accounts) · [Explore rated charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity-directory) ## Is this your charity? Claim this profile free to submit your description and an optional logo for review, correct details, or respond publicly. Approved claims show attribution and claimed status. Optional paid plans add enhanced media, reporting and labelled featured visibility by tier; they never change a score. [Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=working-men-s-reading-room&type=claim&name=Working%20Men) ## Frequently asked questions Is Working Men's Reading Room a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists Working Men's Reading Room as a registered charity (number 230755) 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 Working Men's Reading Room's charity number? Working Men's Reading Room's charity number is 230755. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 230755? Search 230755 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 Working Men's Reading Room do? The Grasmere Reading Rooms, is a place where the parishers and boni fide guests have the right to socialise in the bar, play snooker, darts, etc, and the odd music nights, a place for the village to hold meetings. Does Working Men's Reading Room have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Working Men's Reading Room. 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 Working Men's Reading Room? Working Men's Reading Room does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations. How much is Working Men's Reading Room's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Working Men's Reading Room's annual return for the year ending 13 June 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 Working Men's Reading Room? The register records Working Men's Reading Room 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 Working Men's Reading Room's trustees paid? Working Men's Reading Room's annual return for the year ending 13 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Working Men's Reading Room registered as a charity? Working Men's Reading Room was entered on the register on 19 November 1963. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=230755&subId=0).