Reading Family Church
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Reading Family Church fits best where a project advances the Christian faith or relieves poverty, which are the two themes its annual report names.
- Its stated geographic focus is Greater Reading, Berkshire, the United Kingdom and the world.
- About 8 in 10 of its 12 grants to organisations fell between £1,000 and £12,500, with a median of £5,000, so a request in that range is the most realistic size, though its largest grant was £30,000.
- No application process is published in its annual report, register entry or website, so the sensible first step is to use the contact shown in those sources to ask whether your work fits, and if you are seeking a partnership, to explain how your aims share those of its Local Mission fund.
Overview
Reading Family Church is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1147465).
Reading Family Church is a charity registered in England and Wales that exists to advance the Christian faith and to prevent or relieve poverty. Its Local Mission fund supports community initiatives in the Greater Reading area that promote the Christian faith or bring relief of poverty. The church also gives financially to a number of local, national and international charities and to individuals working overseas as missionaries, and its annual report shows £89,498 in giving apart from £46,312 to individuals.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 December 2025) only. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 30 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Reading Family Church financially supports local, national and international charities, and individuals working overseas as missionaries engaged in work that advances the Christian faith or relieves or prevents poverty. Its Local Mission fund supports local community initiatives in the Greater Reading area that promote the Christian faith or bring relief of poverty. Grants can also go to external agencies or partners sharing these aims. The stated grantmaking therefore includes charitable organisations and partners, alongside individual missionaries, with support directed to faith-related work and poverty relief.
Themes
- Christian faith
- Poverty relief
Geographic Focus
Greater Reading area; Berkshire; United Kingdom; world.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- External agencies or partners should share the aims of the Local Mission fund.
Where they fund
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Reading Family Church.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 12 grants in year to 31 December 2025 by size
Median £6,100 (year to 31 December 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Catalyst Oxford Hub£30,000year to 31 December 2025
- Hummingbird Trust£12,500year to 31 December 2025
- Faith Christian Group£10,223year to 31 December 2025
- Catalyst Network of Churches£10,000year to 31 December 2025
- Hope for communities£7,376year to 31 December 2025
- Christians Against Poverty£7,200year to 31 December 2025
- Chapter 2£5,000year to 31 December 2025
- Jubilee Plus£3,000year to 31 December 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 grant to individuals.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £780,829 | £668,865 | £65,155 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £940,667 | £803,900 | £67,957 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £1,218,912 | £921,870 | £63,075 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £1,464,023 | £1,003,324 | £63,568 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £1,510,290 | £1,086,454 | £89,498 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023; year to 31 December 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- readingfamilychurch.org.uk
- readingfamilychurch.org.uk/contact · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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At a glance
Applying to Reading Family Church?
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Contact
- +44 (0) 118 9876278source
- churchoffice@readingfamilychurch.org.uksource
- 448a Basingstoke Road, Reading, RG2 0RXsource
- readingfamilychurch.org.uk
Applying to Reading Family Church?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- +44 (0) 118 9876278source
- churchoffice@readingfamilychurch.org.uksource
- 448a Basingstoke Road, Reading, RG2 0RXsource
- readingfamilychurch.org.uk