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Registered charity · Wokingham

Arthritis Matters

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £11k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 1 more
Where
Reading
Website
www.arthritismattersreading.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2005

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£11k£14k
  • 2024£10k£11k
  • 2023£8k£9k
Earlier years
  • 2022£4k£5k
  • 2021£15k£13k
Charitable objects

1. TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF SUFFERERS OF ARTHRITIS IN GREATER READING THROUGH THE PROVISION AND SUPPORT OF WELFARE, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN SUPPORTING VARIOUS ACTIVITIES TO PEOPLE WITH ARTHRITIS;2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO ARTHRITIS.

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

8y median 8y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

1.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 5General Charitable Purposes 5The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 5

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£11k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1109966
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 16 MARCH 2005
Contact on the register
0118 9893134 · Kimseabrook@btinternet.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
Labels
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