# LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF READING HOSPITALS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 249956
- **Other names:** LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Nov. 25, 1966
- **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=249956


## Contact

- **Address:** Royal Berkshire Hospital, London Road, Reading
- **Postcode:** RG1 5AN
- **Phone:** 0118 3228592
- **Email:** FATHIMAH.L@FRIENDSOFBERKSHIREHOSPITALS.CO.UK
- **Website:** https://www.friendsofberkshirehospitals.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS (‘THE LEAGUE’) IS ESTABLISHED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES ONLY, AND ITS OBJECTS SHALLBE TO SUPPORT PATIENTS OF THE ROYAL BERKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT,DISABLED, INFIRM, HANDICAPPED OR IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE AND, GENERALLY, TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE SAIDNHS TRUST.

**Activities:** We operate retail outlets within the Royal Berkshire Hospital and throughout West Berkshire. In addition, we organise events and online fundraising activities.

**Area of benefit:** READING




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Other Finance, Provides Services, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- West Berkshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2025 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| April 30, 2024 | £324951 | £366240 | — | — |
| April 30, 2023 | £303266 | £328479 | — | — |
| April 30, 2022 | £462245 | £249556 | — | — |
| April 30, 2021 | £186061 | £215549 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Carrollanne Lindley — appointed Dec. 8, 2020
- Charlotte Haitham Taylor — appointed June 29, 2021
- DAVID CLIVE HARRIES WILLIAMS — appointed Oct. 13, 2020
- Ellis Wiggins — appointed June 29, 2021
- Ellis Wiggins — appointed June 26, 2021
- GARY BROOKS — appointed Jan. 16, 2024
- Malcolm Richards — appointed Sept. 6, 2021