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Registered charity (CIO) · Reading

Whitley Community Development Association

Whitley Community Development Association is a registered charity (number 1165275) based in Reading, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Liz Grugeon since 2016. Latest income £252k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Wcda (Charity Commission)

  • 7 trustees
  • Income £252k (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 6 more
Where
Reading
Website
www.whitley-cda.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2016

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£252k£196k
  • 2024£232k£222k
  • 2023£251k£192k
Earlier years
  • 2022£312k£79k
  • 2021£186k£166k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 3%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:3.1 TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.3.2 TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS;3.3 TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.THE CHARITY SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION. THE AREA OF BENEFIT (“AREA OF BENEFIT”) AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD TOGETHER DEFINED BY THE MAP SHOWN IN APPENDIX I.

Grants received

4 grants · £515,875 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £499,0752025-04-24
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,8002022-06-24
  • Masonic Charitable Foundation £1,0002021-11-10
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £6,0002020-02-28
Board analysis

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.

7 trustees on the board

6.3y median 7y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

9.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

1
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 7General Charitable Purposes 7The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 7

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Finance 1Health and social care 1Property 1

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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£252k latest income · income exceeded spending 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
1165275
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - Association Registered 22 Jan 2016
Contact on the register
0118 3740052 · info@whitley-cda.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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