IREADING PRIDE 2.0￿24 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** i“j ‘SPs ie B A. My og Geter BF ai f Pe i iu? -_ Se ek all) Ogee oy Sosy Cie ne a ye ~he ANG **----- Start of picture text -----**
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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|£
£
£
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F02
F03
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funds
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income funds
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funds|||Total funds
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£
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||| ||25,211|-|-||25,211|15,898| ||88,086|-|-||88,086|110,951| ||-|-|-||-|-| ||-|-|-||-|-| ||-|-|-||-|-| ||-|-|-||-|-| ||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| ||-|-|-||-|-| ||- 14,757|-|-||- 14,757|- 12,095| ||-|-|-||-|-| ||- 14,757|-|-||- 14,757|- 12,095| ||-|-|-||-|-| ||-|-|-||-|-| |||||||| ||-|-|-||-|-| ||-|-|-||-|-| ||- 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
**£**
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Fixed assets
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F02
F03
F04
Total fixed assets
B05
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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
-
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Unrestricted funds
B19
24,443
- 24,443
Revaluation reserve
B20
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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
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**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| |||||||| ||||-||-
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-|-| |||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 CC17a (Excel) 08/29/2025 2 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.* ü - -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| |---|---| ||N/A| ||N/A| ## 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 { }. |Yes*
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provides more reliable and more relevant information; and||||N/A| CC17a (Excel) 08/29/2025 3 (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. **----- Start of picture text -----**
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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). Yes* ü * -Tick as appropriate No* ## 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). Yes* ü * -Tick as appropriate No* ## Please disclose: |Please disclose:|| |---|---| |(i) the nature of the prior period error;|N/A| |(ii) for each prior period presented in the accounts, the
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earliest prior period presented in the accounts.|N/A| CC17a (Excel) 08/29/2025 4 CC17a (Excell 0812912025 Section C Notes to the accounts (cont) |Note 2 Accounting policies
2.2 INCOME
Recognition of income
These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when:
Offsetting
Grants and donations
Legacies
Government grants
The charity has received government grants in the reporting period
Donated goods
Support costs
The charity has incurred expenditure on support costs.
Volunteer help
· the charity becomes entitled to the resources;
· it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources;
· the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless
required or permitted by the FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102.
Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the general income
recognition criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP).
In the case of performance related grants, income must only be recognised to the extent
that the charity has provided the specified goods or services as entitlement to the grant
only occurs when the performance related conditions are met (5.16 FRS 102 SORP).
Legacies are included in the SOFA when receipt is probable, that is, when there has
been grant of probate, the executors have established that there are sufficient assets in
the estate and any conditions attached to the legacy are either within the control of the
charity or have been met.
Tax reclaims on donations
and gifts
Gift Aid receivable is included in income when there is a valid declaration from the donor.
Any Gift Aid amount recovered on a donation is considered to be part of that gift and is
treated as an addition to the same fund as the initial donation unless the donor or the
terms of the appeal have specified otherwise.
Contractual income and
performance related grants
This is only included in the SoFA once the charity has provided the related goods or
services or met the performance related conditions.
Donated goods are measured at fair value (the amount for which the asset could be
exchanged) unless impractical to do so.
The cost of any stock of goods donated for distribution to beneficiaries is deemed to be
the fair value of those gifts at the time of their receipt and they are recognised on receipt.
In the reporting period in which the stocks are distributed, they are recognised as an
expense at the carrying amount of the stocks at distribution.
Donated goods for resale are measured at fair value on initial recognition, which is the
expected proceeds from sale less the expected costs of sale, and recognised in 'Income
from other trading activities' with the corresponding stock recognised in the balance
sheet. On its sale the value of stock is charged against 'Income from other trading
activities' and the proceeds from sale are also recognised as 'Income from other trading
activities'.
Goods donated for on-going use by the charity are recognised as tangible fixed assets
and included in the SoFA as incoming resources when receivable.
Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as income from donations
when receivable.
Donated services and
facilities
Donated services and facilities are included in the SOFA when received at the value of
the gift to the charity provided the value of the gift can be measured reliably.
Donated services and facilities that are consumed immediately are recognised as
income with an equivalent amount recognised as an expense under the appropriate
heading in the SOFA.
The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described
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N/a*||| ||ü||| CC17 FRS 102 SORP 08/29/2025 6 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 |Yes*
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N/a*||| CC17 FRS 102 SORP 08/29/2025 7 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. They are valued at fair value except where they qualify as basic financial instruments. |||ü| |---|---|---| |Yes*
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N/a*||| |||ü| POLICIES ADOPTED ADDITIONAL TO OR DIFFERENT FROM THOSE ABOVE CC17 FRS 102 SORP 08/29/2025 8 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| |||||||| |||-|-|-|-|-| |||||||| |||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.||||||| |||N/A||||| |||||||| |||N/A||||| |||||||| |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
||||| CC17 (E l) 08/29/2025 9 Section C Notes to the accounts (cont) |Note 5 Donated goods, facilities and services
Seconded staff
Use of property
Other
Thisyear|Note 5 Donated goods, facilities and services
Seconded staff
Use of property
Other
Thisyear|This year
Last year
£
£|This year
Last year
£
£| |---|---|---|---| |||-|-| |||-|-| |||-|-| |||-|-| |||Lastyear|| |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.|||| ||||| ||||| ||||| CC17a (Excel) 08/29/2025 10 |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| CC17a (Excel) 08/29/2025 11 ## 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| CC17a (Excel) 08/29/2025 12 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| CC17a (Excel) 08/29/2025 13 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| ||£|£| ||-|-| CC17a (Excel) 08/29/2025 14 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| |---|---|---| ||£|£| ||-|-| CC17a (Excel) 08/29/2025 15 ## 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| ||£|£| ||-|-| |||| |||| CC17a (Excel) 08/29/2025 16 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| CC17a (Excel) 08/29/2025 17 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
£| |||-|-| |||-|-| |||-|-| |||-|-| CC17a (Excel) 08/29/2025 18 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| CC17a (Excel) 08/29/2025 19 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|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|| CC17a (Excel) 08/29/2025 20 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 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.|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| CC17a (Excel) 08/29/2025 21 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) 1 CC17a (Excel) 08/29/2025 22 ## 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) 1 ## 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) 1 ## 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| CC17a (Excel) 08/29/2025 23 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. CC17a (Excel) 08/29/2025 24 ## 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 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. ## 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: 1 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 2 December 2017 IER