Reading Hospital Broadcasting Service
Hospital Radio Reading Or Hrr (Pronounced "H Double R")
- Country
- England & Wales
- Charity number
- 1196377
- Status
- Registered
- Registered
- Nov. 3, 2021
- Legal form
- CIO
- Area of benefit
- Local
Address
- Address
- 6 MALDON CLOSE
READING
RG30 2DH
Contact
- Phone
- 0118 322 8508
- [email protected]
- Website
hrreading.org.uk
Activities
A hospital broadcasting service ("Hospital Radio Reading") for the Royal Berkshire Hospital. Patients are visited in their wards and can phone in free from the bedside to take part in programmes. A live and interactive service of record requests, football commentaries & other entertainment (45 hours per week) is augmented by a non-stop automated service of music, news & information at other times.
Objects: The Objects Of The CIO Are: (1) The Relief Of Sickness, Poor Health And Old Age Amongst People Living In Reading And The Surrounding Area By Providing A Local Broadcasting Service For Hospitals, Residential Homes And Similar Institutions, And For Patients Receiving Community Care, (2) The Advancement Of Health And Prevention Or Relief Of Sickness For The Public Benefit Through The Promotion Of The Benefits Of Living A Healthy Lifestyle, And The Importance Of Maintaining Good Personal Mental And Physical Health By (Mainly, But Not Exclusively) The Means Of Broadcasting Health Education Messages To People Living In Reading And The Surrounding Area.
Classification
- How
- Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- What
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- Who
- Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities
Areas of operation
- Local Authority
- Reading
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £11,273 | £10,520 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £6,089 | £4,198 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £4,065 | £4,183 |
Trustees
| Name | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Gerard Bernard Kevin ROCKS MA Oxon (Chair) | Feb. 23, 2022 |
| Ann Beasley | Feb. 23, 2022 |
| Chloe Monahan | Feb. 23, 2022 |
| Fiona Margaret McKechnie | Feb. 23, 2022 |
| James Marshall BURTON STEWART | Feb. 23, 2022 |
| John Richard Precious | April 15, 2024 |
| Martin O'Czaja | Feb. 23, 2022 |
| Philip Michael Wilson | April 17, 2023 |
| Thomas Zachary MEYER | May 19, 2025 |