# BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1155173
- **Other names:** THE BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, BCF
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 3, 2014
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1155173


## Contact

- **Address:** Green Park Reading, 100 Longwater Avenue, READING
- **Postcode:** RG2 6GP
- **Phone:** 01189303021
- **Email:** info@berkshirecf.org
- **Website:** www.berkshirecf.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 3.1 THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE ROYAL COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE AND ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM,IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION,THE PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH,BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL,AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS;AND 3.2 OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ARE IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE ROYAL COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE AND ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

**Activities:** The Berkshire Community Foundation is committed to helping organisations and individualsmake a lasting impact in the local community and to raising funds to build a permanent sourceof funding for the small voluntary groups that tackle need at the grass roots of the localcommunity.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bracknell Forest
- Reading
- Slough
- West Berkshire
- Windsor And Maidenhead
- Wokingham



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £2099651 | £1565070 | £14186613 | 7 |
| March 31, 2024 | £1366497 | £1477894 | £14244763 | 7 |
| March 31, 2023 | £1611582 | £1452702 | £13304999 | 7 |
| March 31, 2022 | £1842276 | £1656392 | £13726791 | 7 |
| March 31, 2021 | £4251161 | £3646502 | £12485035 | 7 |



## Trustees

- **Stephen Howard** (Chair) — appointed June 26, 2017
- Christian Martin — appointed Oct. 29, 2024
- Dr Rajvinder Arora MBBS, BSc — appointed Nov. 2, 2023
- Jackie Henshaw — appointed Oct. 29, 2024
- Julie Elliott — appointed Oct. 22, 2020
- Lindsey Beard JP DL — appointed Nov. 2, 2023
- Margaret Haines MVO — appointed June 26, 2017
- Nicholas Charles Burrows — appointed Oct. 21, 2021
- Paul Norris — appointed Nov. 2, 2023
- Shirley Bradbeer — appointed Oct. 29, 2024
- Simon Muir DL — appointed Oct. 23, 2025
- Sir Philip John May — appointed Oct. 29, 2024