# READING VOLUNTARY ACTION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1045782
- **Other names:** R V A
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** April 12, 1995
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1045782


## Contact

- **Address:** Reading Voluntary Action, 35-39 London Street, READING
- **Postcode:** RG1 4PS
- **Phone:** 01189372273
- **Email:** info@rva.org.uk
- **Website:** www.rva.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, AND IN PARTICULAR BY: 1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION.  2) THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS.  3) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID COMMUNITY.

**Activities:** The promotion and support of voluntary action in the greater Reading area.

**Area of benefit:** GREATER READING AREA




## Classification

- **How:** 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
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Reading



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £722697 | £738923 | £275829 | 19 |
| March 31, 2024 | £696961 | £694469 | £149352 | 20 |
| March 31, 2023 | £731503 | £780885 | £74515 | 22 |
| March 31, 2022 | £612114 | £664001 | £-520105 | 20 |
| March 31, 2021 | £493462 | £514737 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Dave Poulton — appointed April 6, 2026
- Gillian Berenice Thomas — appointed Oct. 10, 2018
- Julie Caroline Roberts — appointed Oct. 10, 2018
- Katherine Jennifer FORSTER
- PETER MATTHEW BRIERLEY
- Sarah Elizabeth Stevens — appointed Oct. 10, 2018
- Simone Jill Illger — appointed Oct. 10, 2018
- Stephen Leitch — appointed March 11, 2015
- Susan Elizabeth Roberts — appointed April 6, 2026