The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Smart Works Reading

Registered charity 1164723 Registered since 2015

Operates: Bracknell Forest, West Berkshire, Reading, Slough, Windsor And Maidenhead, Wokingham, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

4
trustees on the board
3.2y median 3y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
9.7y
average years in governance
4 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
4
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Disability 4Education/training 4General Charitable Purposes 4

Commercial experience

Other services 6Professional services 2Business services 1
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Contact

Websitehttps://reading.smartworks.org.uk
Emailhelen.francis@smartworks.org.uk
Phone0118 959 4245
AddressEnterprise House, 95 London Street, Reading, RG1 4QA

Finances

£244,538 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£155,842£93,242
2022£165,596£157,958
2023£124,404£174,596
2024£160,596£192,473
2025£244,538£227,287

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

Children/young PeopleOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE AMONG WOMEN LIVING IN READING IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) BY PROVIDING WORK-APPROPRIATE CLOTHING FOR INDIVIDUALS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT AND/OR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, PROVIDING JOB-SEEKING ADVICE, TRAINING AND EDUCATION AND PROVIDING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO SUCCESSFULLY PROCURE EMPLOYMENT OR AN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY, AND PROVIDED THAT SUCH BENEFITS MAY BE PROVIDED TO MEN WHERE IT IS DEEMED APPROPRIATE, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES, IN THE COURSE OF ADVANCING THE OVERALL OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 06 JUN 2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 23/11/2015 as amended on 03 Oct 2019

Trustees (4)

4trustees
52median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Smart Works Reading · 09626510 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 06/06/2015

4 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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