2024-10-31-accounts - Reading Pride

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IREADING PRIDE 2.024 Annual Report "*Uwt 2024 WINNER

Run by volunteers, Reading Run by volunteers, Reading Pride is one of the biggest Pride is one of the biggest and longest running Pride and longest running Pride celebrations in the UK celebrations in the UK

’ Free to attend, we’re Free to attend, we re supported by fundraising, supported by fundraising, sponsorship and donations. sponsorship and donations.

Message Message from the Chair from the Chair

The past year has shown the importance of Pride. The rights of the trans+ community have come under repeated attack, including the outlawing of puberty blockers, and most recently a Supreme Court judgment and guidance that, if implemented, would greatly curtail the freedoms of trans, nonbinary and gender non conforming people. It has never been more important to stand firm in defending the rights of all individuals to live authentically and without prejudice.

Reading Pride has taken the lead, including organising marches and rallies with Newbury Pride, and working with local political leaders to advocate for our community. Pride is now, and has ever been, a protest and a force for positive change.

The annual festival continues to be a highlight, taking up an ever-growing part of Kings Meadow. I’d like to pay tribute to the dozens of volunteers who help organise the event, doing everything from coordinating the stalls, scheduling the stage, managing the entrances and making sure everything runs safely and smoothly. The event takes days to set up and take down, effort which is hugely appreciated. Thank you! The Pride Parade this year reached its biggest numbers ever, showing the energy and diversity of the LGBT+ community and its allies, again a tribute to the work our volunteers put in.

Sadly this year, we lost two bright lights in our volunteer community, Sophie Sheehan, who was the driving force behind the Pride Alive stage, and Anthony Morgan, who was one of the main parade organisers. We love and miss them both, and send our love to their friends and families.

Our Trans Day of Remembrance event was our largest ever, making a link between Reading and trans communities worldwide. Thank you to the small team from our MyUmbrella project who devote so much effort to honouring and reflecting on lives lost around the world. It is our continued hope that this event will become unnecessary, and that the murders and suicides commemorated will become a thing of the past. The team has also been active in the community, taking information and support to other Prides and community events.

Finally may I thank our Committee, Trustees, sponsors and donors without whom the event would not be possible. Those who organise the fundraising events all year round for Reading Pride, and those who work with our sponsors to show how their money is put to such good use, play such an important role in taking the message of equality and justice out into the wider community. Our Trustees devote hours behind the scenes making sure the Charity meets its obligations: I’d especially like to thank Paul Britt our outgoing chair for his years of work.

To all those involved with Reading Pride, whether coming to the festival, joining the parades, standing with us at the rallies, organising, volunteering, or fundraising, a hearty Thank You.

Kirsten Bayes Chair, Reading Pride July 2025

Message Message from the Treasurer from the Treasurer

Despite a successfull year overall and an excellent Pride Festival the chairty has faced financial challenges in 2023-24. Reduced sponsorship income, a theme seen across UK Prides, combined with ongoing cost challenges for an event on the scale of Reading Pride led to a yearly loss which mean some depletion of reserves. Thist some depletion of reserves. The extent of th e loss / requirement for reserves was kept to a minimum by theis loss / use reserves was kept to a minimum by the hard work of the Committee . and Trustees.

As we move towards our 2025 event, the Trustees are working closely with the Committee to open up new funding streams including additional sponsorship, community partnerships such as with the Reading Half Marathon . In tandem and fundraisinfg events. In tandem we continue to seek to reduce costs whilst delivering a great Thev e nt for the Trustees co ntinmm u e ni t yo keep the charity’s financial controls and overall position

under regular review. We have set a target to increase the reserves in the financial year 2024-25 and continue to work closely wThe Trustees continue to keep the charity’s f nancial controls and ove i th the Committee to inc r ease incomeall position au nd manage costs.er regular review. We have set a target to achieve a surplus and increase the reserves again in the financial year 2024-25. and we continue to work closely with Andrew Adamsthe Committee to increase income and manage costs.

Treaurer, Reading Pride Andrew Adams Treaurer, Reading Pride

Financial Statements Financial Statements

Objects

Reading Pride exists to champion diversity and inclusion with the Thames Valley and beyond. The running of our annual Parade & Festival accounts for the vast majority of income and expenditure. With no property assets or employees, running costs and overheads remain low.

Reserves

Significant expenditure is required in advance of the Pride Festival to secure equipment and suppliers. It is the Trustee’s intention to continue to ensure reserves of a minimum of 25% of annual turnover of the charity, but will work to increase this to 40%.

Risk Review

The challenges of maintaining income from corporate and third sector sponsorship against a challenging economic background, and rising costs of equipment / suppliers for the festival with front-loaded costs, remains the principle risk. The charity continues to turnover the majority of income to expenditure within a yearly cycle with no debt and requisite reserves.

Trustee’s Responsibilities for the Financial Statements

Charity and Company Law require the Trustees, who are also the Directors of Reading Pride, to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charitable Company at the balance sheet date and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including income and expenditure for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently.
Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.
Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis, unless it is inappropriate to assume that the Charity will continue in business.

Statement from the Statement from the Independent Examiner [1] Independent Examiner [1]

Respectiuve Responsibiltiies of Trustees and Examiner

The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,

to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent Examiner’s statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and

consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Statement from the Statement from the Independent Examiner [2] Independent Examiner [2]

Independent Examiner’s Statement

In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect,: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or

the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed:

Date: 29th August 2025 Name: Rachel Eden

Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): FCMA (Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants)

Address:

Holy Brook Associates, Curious Lounge, 1st Floor, Pinnacle Building, Tudor Road, Reading, England, RG1 1NH Section B Disclosure NONE

Legal and Administrative Information

Legal Status:

The organisation was incorporated as a company on 11 February 2004 and registered as a Charity on 2 July 2007. Reading Pride has a Charity Number 1119891 and Company Number 05041291.

Registered Address: South Street Arts Centre, 21 South Street, Reading, Berkshire, England, RG1 4QU

Directors (who are also Trustees) served during the year: Kirsten Bayes – Chair Sophia James – Vice Chair Andrew Adams - Secretary and Treasurer Sarah Hacker - Trustee Michael Russell – Trustee

Bankers: Metro Bank, Broad Street Mall, 201 Broad St, Reading, RG1 7QA The Co-Operative Bank Plc, P O Box 250, Delf House, Southway, Skelmersdale, WN8 6NY

Independent Examiner: Rachel Eden, Holy Brook Associates Financial Year: The financial year covered by this report runs from 1st November 2023 to 31st October 2024

Photography: Thanks to Kerry Kleis, and Sonus Ngok for the photos of our event used in this report. Copyright: Copyrights of images belong to their respective owners.

Statement of Financial Activities

[Profit & Loss 1]

Statement of Financial Activities [Profit & Loss 2]

Statement of Financial Activities [Balance Sheet]

Statement of Financial Activities [Movement in Funds]

Financial Declarations

Grants

The charity made no significant grants within the year under review.

Declaration of Staff Costs

The Charity did not make any payroll payments during the financial year ended 31st October 2024.

Trustee and Other Related Parties

No payments or reimbursements were made to Trustees or volunteers except for reimbursement of direct out-of-pocket expenses and travel / accommodation costs. There were no related party transactions made by the Charity.

Fixed Assets

The Charity held no fixed assets at any time during the financial year-ended 31st October 2024.

Investment Assets

The Charity held no investment assets at any time during the financial year ended 31st October 2024.

Thank you to our supporters

Main Stage - Unite Parade - UK Atomic Energy Authority Pride Plus - Doritos Pride aLive- SSE Pride in U- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Sponsors Thames Water Johnson Matthey Unison (Central and East Berkshire) Keyloop BMI

Festival Partners Robby Dee Photography Pride Pics B Radio Nicely Done Penta Hotel Reading Malmaison

Friends of Reading Pride Blagrave FOD Pride Priders Storage King Holy Brook Associates Reading Borough Council

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Reading Pride	Reading Pride	CharityNo	1119891	1119891
		CompanyNo	5041291
Annual accounts for theperiod
Period start date	11/1/2023	To	Period end date	10/31/2024

Section A Statement of financial activities (including summary income and expenditure account)

expenditure account)
Recommended categories by activity Guidance Note Income (Note 3) Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies S01 Charitable activities S02 Other trading activities S03 Investments S04 Separate material item of income S05 Other S06 Total S07 Expenditure (Notes 6) Expenditure on: Raising funds S08 Charitable activities S09 Separate material expense item S10 Other S11 Total S12 S13 Tax payable S14 S15 Net gains/(losses) on investments S16 Net income/(expenditure) S17 Extraordinary items S18 Transfers between funds S19 S20 Other gains/(losses) S21 Net movement in funds S22 Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward S23 Total funds carried forward S24 Net income/(expenditure) before tax for the reporting period Net income/(expenditure) after tax before investment gains/(losses) Other recognised gains/(losses): Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the charity’s own use	£ £ £ F01 F02 F03 Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds			Total funds Prior year funds £ £ F04 F05
	25,211	-	-		25,211	15,898
	88,086	-	-		88,086	110,951
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	113,297	-	-		113,297	126,849

	752	-	-		752	602
	127,302	-	-		127,302	138,343

	-	-	-		-	-
	128,054	-	-		128,054	138,944

	- 14,757	-	-		- 14,757	- 12,095
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	- 14,757	-	-		- 14,757	- 12,095
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	- 14,757	-	-		- 14,757	- 12,095
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	-	-	-		-	-
	-	-	-		-	-
	- 14,757	-	-		- 14,757	- 12,095

	39,046	-	-		39,046	51,141
	24,290	-	-		24,290	39,046

Charity Name:	Charity Name:	CharityNo
		CompanyNo
Annual accounts for theperiod	Period start date:			To period end date:
Section B Balance sheet
Guidance note £ £ £ £ Fixed assets F01 F02 F03 F04 Total fixed assets B05 - - - - Current assets Debtors (Note 6) B07 22,031 - - 22,031 Cash at bank and in hand (Note 8) B09 13,731 - - 13,731 Total current assets B10 35,762 - - 35,762 B11 11,472 - - 11,472 Net current assets/(liabilities) B12 24,290 - - 24,290 Total assets less current liabilities B13 24,290 --24,290 Total net assets or liabilities B16 24,290 - - 24,290 Funds of the Charity B18 - - Unrestricted funds B19 24,443 - 24,443 Revaluation reserve B20 - Fair value reserve B21 Total funds B22 24,443 - - 24,443 Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total this year Creditors:amounts falling due within one year (Note 7) Restricted income funds(Note 9)						£ F05 Total last year
		-	-	-	-	-

		22,031	-	-	22,031	36,287
		13,731	-	-	13,731	19,383
		35,762	-	-	35,762	55,669

		11,472	-	-	11,472	16,623

		24,290	-	-	24,290	39,046

		24,290	-	-	24,290	39,046

		24,290	-	-	24,290	39,046

			-		- 24,443 -	-
		24,443				39,046


		24,443	-	-	24,443	39,046

The company was entitled to exemption from audit under s477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. g p py g q p p g records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with FRS102 SORP.

Signed by one or two trustees/directors on behalf of all the trustees/directors Signature of director authenticating accounts being sent to Companies House

Date of approval Print Name dd/mm/yyyy Signature Date dd/mm/yyyy Print name

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Section C Notes to the accounts

Note 1 Basis of preparation

This section should be completed by all charities .

1.1 Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with:

the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities
• and with* ü preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014
• and with* ü the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)
and with the Charities Act 2011.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.*

-Tick as appropriate

1.2 Going concern

If there are material uncertainties related to events or conditions that cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, please provide the following details or state "Not applicable", if appropriate:

An explanation as to those factors that support the conclusion that the charity is a going concern; Disclosure of any uncertainties that make the going concern assumption doubtful; Where accounts are not prepared on a going concern basis, please disclose this fact together with the basis on which the trustees prepared the accounts and the reason why the charity is not regarded as a going concern.	N/A
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1.3 Change of accounting policy

The accounts present a true and fair view and no changes have been made to the accounting policies adopted in note { }.

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Please disclose:
(i) the nature of the change in accounting policy;				N/A
(ii) the reasons why applying the new accounting policy provides more reliable and more relevant information; and				N/A

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(iii) the amount of the adjustment for each line affected in the current period, each prior period presented and the aggregate amount of the adjustment relating to periods before those presented, 3.44 FRS102 SORP.

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1.4 Changes to accounting estimates

No changes to accounting estimates have occurred in the reporting period (3.46 FRS102 SORP).

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Please disclose:

Please disclose:
(i) the nature of any changes;	N/A
(ii) the effect of the change on income and expense or assets and liabilities for the current period; and	N/A
(iii) where practicable, the effect of the change in one or more future periods.	N/A

1.5 Material prior year errors

No material prior year error have been identified in the reporting period (3.47 FRS102 SORP).

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Please disclose:

Please disclose:
(i) the nature of the prior period error;	N/A
(ii) for each prior period presented in the accounts, the amount of the correction for each account line item affected; and	N/A
(iii) the amount of the correction at the beginning of the earliest prior period presented in the accounts.	N/A

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

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Income from interest, This is included in the accounts when receipt is probable and the amount receivable can royalties and dividends be measured reliably. Income from membership Membership subscriptions received in the nature of a gift are recognised in Donations subscriptions and Legacies. Membership subscriptions which gives a member the right to buy services or other benefits are recognised as income earned from the provision of goods and services as income from charitable activities. Settlement of insurance Insurance claims are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition claims criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP) and are included as an item of other income in the SoFA. This includes any realised or unrealised gains or losses on the sale of investments and Investment gains and losses any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year. 2.3 EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES

Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the Liability recognition obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty. Governance and support Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support. costs Governance costs comprise all costs involving public accountability of the charity and its compliance with regulation and good practice. Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, eg allocating property costs by floor areas, or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage. Grants with performance Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of conditions service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output. Grants payable without Where there are no conditions attaching to the grant that enables the donor charity to performance conditions realistically avoid the commitment, a liability for the full funding obligation must be recognised. Redundancy cost The charity made no redundancy payments during the reporting period. Deferred income No material item of deferred income has been included in the accounts. Creditors The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade discounts A liability is measured on recognition at its historical cost and then subsequently Provisions for liabilities measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the reporting date The charity accounts for basic financial instruments on initial recognition as per Basic financial instruments paragraph 10.7 FRS102 SORP. Subsequent measurement is as per paragraphs 11.17 to 11.19, FRS102 SORP. 2.4 ASSETS Tangible fixed assets for These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least use by charity They are valued at cost. The depreciation rates and methods used are disclosed in note 14. The charity has intangible fixed assets, that is, non-monetary assets that do not have Intangible fixed assets physical substance but are identifiable and are controlled by the charity through custody or legal rights. The amortisation rates and methods used are disclosed in note 15.

They are valued at cost.

The charity has heritage assets, that is, non-monetary assets with historic, artistic, scientific, technological, geophysical or environmental qualities that are held and Heritage assets maintained principally for their contribution to knowledge and culture. The depreciation rates and methods used as disclosed in note 16.

They are valued at cost. Fixed asset investments in quoted shares, traded bonds and similar investments are Investments valued at initially at cost and subsequently at fair value (their market value) at the year end The same treatment is applied to unlisted investments unless fair value cannot be

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end. The same treatment is applied to unlisted investments unless fair value cannot be measured reliably in which case it is measured at cost less impairment.

Investments held for resale or pending their sale and cash and cash equivalents with a maturity date of less than 1 year are treated as current asset investments

Stocks held for sale as part of non-charitable trade are measured at the lower or cost or net realisable value.

Stocks and work in progress

Goods or services provided as part of a charitable activity are measured at net realisable value based on the service potential provided by items of stock.

Work in progress is valued at cost less any foreseeable loss that is likely to occur on the contract.

Debtors (including trade debtors and loans receivable) are measured on initial Debtors recognition at settlement amount after any trade discounts or amount advanced by the charity. Subsequently, they are measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be received.

The charity has investments which it holds for resale or pending their sale and cash and cash equivalents with a maturity date less than one year. These include cash on deposit Current asset investments and cash equivalents with a maturity of loss than one year held for investment purposes rather than to meet short-term cash commitments as they fall due.

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POLICIES ADOPTED ADDITIONAL TO OR DIFFERENT FROM THOSE ABOVE

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)	Notes to the accounts (cont)	Notes to the accounts (cont)	Notes to the accounts (cont)	Notes to the accounts (cont)	Notes to the accounts (cont)	Notes to the accounts (cont)
Note 3 Income Analysis of income Total funds Prior year £ £ Donations andgifts 25,181 - - 25,181 15,868 Gift Aid - - - - - Legacies - - - - - - - - - - 30 - - 30 30 Donatedgoods,facilities and services - - - - - Other - - - - Total25,211 - - 25,211 15,898 88,086 - - 88,086 110,951 - - - - - - - - - - Other - - - - - Total88,086 - - 88,086 110,951 Total- - - - - TOTAL INCOME 113,297 - - 113,297 126,849 Other information: Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Donations and legacies: General grants provided by government/other charities Membership subscriptions and sponsorships which are in substance donations Charitable activities:	Income Analysis of income Total funds Prior year £ £ Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds
	Donations andgifts	25,181	-	-	25,181	15,868
	Gift Aid	-	-	-	-	-
	Legacies	-	-	-	-	-
	General grants provided by government/other charities	-	-	-	-	-
	Membership subscriptions and sponsorships which are in substance donations	30	-	-	30	30
	Donatedgoods,facilities and services	-	-	-	-	-
	Other	-	-	-	-
	Total	25,211	-	-	25,211	15,898

		88,086	-	-	88,086	110,951
		-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-
	Other	-	-	-	-	-
	Total	88,086	-	-	88,086	110,951

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		113,297	-	-	113,297	126,849

All income in the prior year was unrestricted except for: (please provide description and amounts)		N/A
Where any endowment fund is converted into income in the reporting period, please give the reason for the conversion. Where any endowment fund is converted into income in the prior period, please give the reason for the conversion.
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Within the income items above the following items are material: (please disclose the nature, amount and any prior year amounts)		N/A

This year: Where sums originally denominated in foreign currency have been included in income, explain the basis on which those sums have been translated into sterling (or the currency in which the accounts are drawn up).		Bank Conversion Rate

Last year: Where sums originally denominated in foreign currency have been included in income, explain the basis on which those sums have been translated into sterling (or the currency in which the accounts are drawn up).		Bank Conversion Rate

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 5 Donated goods, facilities and services Seconded staff Use of property Other Thisyear	This year Last year £ £	This year Last year £ £
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Please provide details of the accounting policy for the recognition and valuation of donated goods, facilities and services.
Please provide details of any unfulfilled conditions and other contingencies attaching to resources from donated goods and services not recognised in income. Please give details of other forms of other donated goods and services not recognised in the accounts, eg contribution of unpaid volunteers.

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont) Note 4 Expenditure This year Last year Analysis Total funds Total funds Expenditure on raisingfunds: £ £ Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds	Section C Notes to the accounts (cont) Note 4 Expenditure This year Last year Analysis Total funds Total funds Expenditure on raisingfunds: £ £ Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds	Section C Notes to the accounts (cont) Note 4 Expenditure This year Last year Analysis Total funds Total funds Expenditure on raisingfunds: £ £ Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds	Section C Notes to the accounts (cont) Note 4 Expenditure This year Last year Analysis Total funds Total funds Expenditure on raisingfunds: £ £ Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds	Section C Notes to the accounts (cont) Note 4 Expenditure This year Last year Analysis Total funds Total funds Expenditure on raisingfunds: £ £ Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds	Section C Notes to the accounts (cont) Note 4 Expenditure This year Last year Analysis Total funds Total funds Expenditure on raisingfunds: £ £ Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds	Section C Notes to the accounts (cont) Note 4 Expenditure This year Last year Analysis Total funds Total funds Expenditure on raisingfunds: £ £ Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds	Section C Notes to the accounts (cont) Note 4 Expenditure This year Last year Analysis Total funds Total funds Expenditure on raisingfunds: £ £ Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds	Section C Notes to the accounts (cont) Note 4 Expenditure This year Last year Analysis Total funds Total funds Expenditure on raisingfunds: £ £ Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds
Note 4 Expenditure Analysis Expenditure on raisingfunds:
Incurred seeking donations	752	-	-	752	602	-	-	602
Incurred seeking legacies	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Incurred seeking grants	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating membership schemes and social lotteries		-	-	-		-	-
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total expenditure on raising funds	752	-	-	752	602	-	-	602
Expenditure on charitable activities:
	127,272	-	-	127,272	122,364	-	-	122,364
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total expenditure on charitable activities	127,272	-	-	127,272	122,364	-	-	122,364

	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total other expenditure TOTAL EXPENDITURE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	128,024	-	-	128,024	122,966	-	-	122,966

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Other information:

Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities

	Thisyear	Thisyear	Thisyear	Thisyear	Lastyear	Lastyear	Lastyear	Lastyear
Activity or programme	Activities undertaken directly	Grant funding of activities	Support Costs	Total this year	Activities undertaken directly	Grant funding of activities	Support Costs	Total last year
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
ReadingPride Love Unites Festival	121,306	-	-	121,306	114,816	-	-	114,816
MyUmbrella LGBT+	995	-	-	995	936	-	-	936
Administrative Costs	5,664	-	-	5,664	7,213	-	-	7,213
Total	127,965	-	-	127,965	122,966	-	-	122,966

This year: Where sums originally denominated in foreign currency have been included in expenditure, explain the basis on which those sums have been translated into sterling (or the currency in which the accounts are drawn up).	Bank Conversion Rate

Last year: Where sums originally denominated in foreign currency have been included in expenditure, explain the basis on which those sums have been translated into sterling (or the currency in which the accounts are drawn up).	Bank Conversion Rate

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Section C Notes to the accounts

Note 5 Details of certain types of expenditure

Note 5.1 Fees for examination of the accounts

Please provide details of the amount paid for any statutory external scrutiny of accounts and other services provided by your independent examiner. If nothing was paid please enter '0' in the appropriate box(es).

Please provide details of the amount paid for any statutory external scrutiny of accounts and other services provided by your independent examiner. If nothing was paid please enter '0' in the appropriate box(es).
Independent examiner’s fees Assurance services other than independent examination Tax advisory fees Other fees (for example: financial advice, consultancy, accountancy services) paid to the independent examiner	This year £	Last year £
	300	300
	-	-
	-	-
	50	50

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 11 Paid employees

Please complete this note if the charity has any employees (transactions with Trustees dealt with in Note 28)

11.1 Staff Costs

Salaries and wages Social security costs Pension costs (defined contribution scheme) Other employee benefits

Total staff costs	This year £	Last year £
	-	-
	-	-

	-	-
	-	-

This year:

Please provide details of expenditure on staff working for the charity whose contracts are with and are paid by a related party Last year:

Please provide details of expenditure on staff working for the charity whose contracts are with and are paid by a related party

Please give details of the number of employees whose total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) fell within each band of £10,000 from £60,000 upwards. If there are no such transactions, please enter 'true' in the box provided.

No employees received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) for the reporting period of more than £60,000

Band	Number of employees	Number of employees
	Thisyear	Lastyear
£60,000 to £69,999	-	-
£70,000 to £79,999	-	-
£80,000 to £89,999	-	-
£90,000 to £99,999	-	-
£100,000 to £109,999	-	-

Please provide the total amount paid to key management personnel
	Thisyear	Lastyear
	£	£
	-	-

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11.2 Average head count in the year

The parts of the charity in which the employees work

	This year Number	Last year Number
Fundraising	-	-
Charitable Activities	-	-
Governance	-	-
Other	-	-
Total	-	-

11.3 Ex-gratia payments to employees and others (excluding trustees) Please complete if an ex-gratia payment is made.

Please explain the nature of the payment

This year Last year

Please state the legal authority or reason for making the payment

This year Last year

Please state the amount of the payment (or value of any waiver of a right to an asset)	Thisyear	Lastyear
	£	£
	-	-

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11.4 Redundancy payments Please complete if any redundancy or termination payment is made in the period.

Total amount of payment The extent of redundancy funding at the balance sheet date The nature of the payment (cash, asset etc.) Please state the accounting policy for any redundancy or termination payments	Thisyear	Lastyear
	£	£
	-	-



	Thisyear	Lastyear
	£	£
	-	-

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 6 Debtors and prepayments

Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors or prepayments.

19.1 Analysis of debtors

19.1 Analysis of debtors
Trade debtors Prepayments and accrued income Other debtors Total	This year £	Last year £
	22,031.0	36,286.6
	-	-
	6,362.0	736.2
	28,392.9	37,022.8

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 7 Creditors and accruals

Please complete this note if the charity has any creditors or accruals.

20.1 Analysis of creditors

20.1 Analysis of creditors
Accruals for grants payable Bank loans and overdrafts Trade creditors Accruals and deferred income Taxation and social security Other creditors Total Payments received on account for contracts or performance-related grants	Amounts falling due within one year		Amounts falling due after more than one year
	This year £	Last year £	This year £	Last year £
	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-
	17,459	17,034	-	-
	-	-	-	-
	350	-	-	-
			-	-
	25	25	-	-
	17,834	17,059	-	-

20.2 Deferred income

Please complete this note if the charity has deferred income.

Please complete this note if the charity has deferred income.	ed income.
This year N/A Movement in deferred income account Balance at the start of the reporting period Amounts added in current period Amounts released to income from previous periods Balance at the end of the reporting period Please explain the reasons why income is deferred.	This year	Last year
	N/A	N/A

		This year £	Last year £
		-	-
		-	-
		-	-
		-	-

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 8 Cash at bank and in hand Short term cash investments (less than 3 months maturity date) Short term deposits Cash at bank and on hand Other Total
	This year £	Last year £
	-	-
	-	-
	13,731	19,383
	-	-
	13,731	19,383

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 9 Charity funds

9.1 Details of material funds held and movements during the CURRENT reporting period

Please give details of the movements of material individual funds in the reporting period together with a balancing figure for 'Other funds' (which should include revaluation reserve and fair value reserve, if applicable). The 'Total funds' figure below should reconcile to 'Total funds' in the balance sheet.

Key: PE - permanent endowment funds; EE - expendable endowment funds; R - restricted income funds, including special trusts, of the charity; and U - unrestricted funds

Fund names	Type PE, EE R or UR *	Purpose and Restrictions	£ Fund balances brought forward	Income £	Expenditure £	Transfers £	£ Gains and losses	£ Fund balances carried forward
General Funds Incl. Reserves	UR	General funds including reserves for opertaion of charity.	39,046	113,297	- 128,054	-	-	24,290
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
Other funds(balancingfigure)	N/a	N/a	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Funds as per balance sheet			39,046	113,297	- 128,054	-	-	24,290

Fund balances carried forward include assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency	Yes No	Yes No
		ü

If yes, please state the basis on which the assets and/or liabilities have been translated into sterling (or the currency in which the accounts are drawn up).	N/A

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 9 Charity funds

9.2 Details of material funds held and movements during the PREVIOUS reporting period

Key: PE - permanent endowment funds; EE - expendable endowment funds; R - restricted income funds, including special trusts, of the charity; and U - unrestricted funds

Fund names	Type PE, EE R or UR *	Purpose and Restrictions	£ Fund balances brought forward	Income £	Expenditure £	Transfers £	£ Gains and losses	£ Fund balances carried forward
General Funds Incl. Reserves	UR	General funds including reserves for opertaion of charity.	35,163	126,849	- 122,966	-	-	39,046
ForburyFund	R	Forbury attack memorial fund, to be disposed off for appropriate memorial as approved byTrustees.	15,978	-	-	- 15,978	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
Other funds(balancingfigure)	N/a	N/a	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Funds as per balance sheet			51,141	126,849	- 122,966	- 15,978	-	39,046

Fund balances carried forward include assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency

Yes No	Yes No
ü	ü

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 10 Transactions with trustees and related parties

If the charity has any transactions with related parties (other than the trustee expenses explained in guidance notes) details of such transactions should be provided in this note. If there are no transactions to report, please enter “True” in the box or "False" if there are transactions to report.

28.1 Trustee remuneration and benefits

This year

None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with their charity or a related entity (True or False)

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Last year

None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with their charity or a related entity (True or False)

28.2 Trustees' expenses

If the charity has paid trustees expenses for fulfilling their duties, details of such transactions should be provided in this note. If there are no transactions to report, please enter “True” in the box below. If there are transactions to report, please enter "False".

No trustee expenses have been incurred (True or False)

28.3 Transaction(s) with related parties

Please give details of any transaction undertaken by (or on behalf of) the charity in which a related party has a material interest, including where funds have been held as agent for related parties. If there are no such transactions, please enter 'true' in the box provided.

This year

This year
There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True or False)	1

Last year There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True or False)
	1

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 29 Additional Disclosures

The following are significant matters which are not covered in other notes and need to be included to provide a proper understanding of the accounts. If there is insufficient room here, please add a separate sheet.

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ members of

Reading Pride

On accounts for the year ended

31[st] October 2024

Charity no (if any)

1119891

Set out on pages

1-2

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner’s statement

Independent examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect,:

the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed:

December 2017

IER

Date:

29[th] August 2025 Name: Rachel Eden Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): FCMA (Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants)

Name:

Address:

Holy Brook Associates, Curious Lounge, 1st Floor, Pinnacle Building, Tudor Road, Reading, England, RG1 1NH Section B Disclosure

NONE

December 2017

IER