# LAUNCHPAD READING

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 279859
- **Other names:** READING CYRENIANS LIMITED, READING SINGLE HOMELESS PROJECT LTD, READING SINGLE HOMELESS PROJECT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 2, 1980
- **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=279859


## Contact

- **Address:** Launchpad Reading, 1A Merchants Place, READING
- **Postcode:** RG1 1DT
- **Phone:** 01189507656
- **Email:** enquiries@launchpadreading.org.uk
- **Website:** www.launchpadreading.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND OLD AGE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PROVISION OF CARE AND SUPPORT AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITING HE FOREGOING) FOR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO;-(I) HAVE HAD PREVIOUS HOMELESSNESS OR ROUGH SLEEPING(II) HAVE BEEN IMPRISONED OR ARE AT RISK OF RE-OFFENDING(III) HAVE MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS(IV) HAVE LEARNING DIFFICULTIES(V) ARE AT RISK OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE(VI) ARE A PREGNANT TEENAGER(VII) ARE AN OLDER VULNERABLE PERSON(VIII) ARE A YOUNG PERSON AT RISK(IX) ARE A PERSON HAVING A DRUG OR ALCOHOL PROBLEM(X) ARE A PERSON WITH A PHYSICAL OR SENSORY DISABILITY(XI) ARE A PERSON HAVING HIV OR AIDS(XII) ARE A REFUGEE(XIII) ARE A PERSON WITH A PREVIOUS HISTORY OF REPEATED AND UNPLANNED LOSS OF TENANCY(XIV) ARE A TRAVELLER(XV) ARE AN ASYLUM SEEKER(XVI) ARE A PERSON COMING FROM A PROBLEM FAMILY(B) THE CARRYING ON FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY THE PROVISION OF HOUSES, HOSTELS, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND CARE AND ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES FOR PERSONS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES ON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS

**Activities:** We house, support and empower vulnerable people in Reading so they can transform their lives, get back on track and fulfil their potential.Every person who turns to us for help is different, facing unique challenges. We provide support on an individual basis, always considering the best way to help in each situation.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Economic/community Development/employment, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Reading



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £4650932 | £4304847 | £7297382 | 59 |
| March 31, 2024 | £3643316 | £3514700 | £6951297 | 48 |
| March 31, 2023 | £3671638 | £3167135 | £6822681 | 48 |
| March 31, 2022 | £3272683 | £2947693 | £6318178 | 47 |
| March 31, 2021 | £3608804 | £2950838 | £5993188 | 49 |



## Trustees

- **Hannah Powell** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 28, 2024
- Alison Wright — appointed Nov. 23, 2022
- Amy Brunsdon — appointed Feb. 5, 2025
- Anna Bailey — appointed May 14, 2025
- Deborah Jane Edwards — appointed Jan. 23, 2020
- FIONA JANE HAMMOND — appointed Sept. 5, 2024
- Ian Haslam — appointed Jan. 26, 2017
- MATT ANDREWS
- Philip Jones — appointed Sept. 7, 2017
- Stephen Poland — appointed Aug. 12, 2025
- William Montague — appointed Nov. 30, 2017