# FAITH CHRISTIAN GROUP (READING) TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1057536
- **Other names:** FAITH (FEED ALL IN THY HAND), FAITH CHRISTIAN GROUP, READIFOOD, STEPPING STONES - HOUSING THE HOMELESS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** Aug. 13, 1996
- **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=1057536


## Contact

- **Address:** THE GARDEN COTTAGE, READING ROAD, BURGHFIELD COMMON, READING
- **Postcode:** RG7 3BG
- **Phone:** 07748961437
- **Email:** admin@fcg.org.uk
- **Website:** www.fcg.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN READING AND ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE. 2) TO RELEIVE PERSONS IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELEIVE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE LOCALITY AND ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT: FOR FULL DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 4

**Activities:** We are a Christian organisation whose objectives and activities are to relieve need or hardship in Reading. Our work is operated in three specific parts:1. Readifood - acting as Reading's foodbank2. Street work - feeding rough sleepers 3. Bed for the Night (B4N) - co-ordinating a winter night shelter with 7 local churches

**Area of benefit:** READING




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Religious Activities
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Reading



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £5187 | £5400 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £5394 | £6000 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £5395 | £4000 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £5195 | £10000 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £6135 | £5000 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Helen Anne Martin** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 22, 2019
- David Michael Green — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- Edward Rundell — appointed April 1, 2017
- Oliver Davidson — appointed March 26, 2024