THE RESTART PROJECT

Charity number: 1151286
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

At the core of our work is the implementation of Restart Parties, the free community events we created for collaboratively repairing broken electrical and electronic devices with the help of volunteers. These events prevent waste, spread new skills and change participants' relationship with electronics. We also promote the concept online and run events in workplaces and educational institutions.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £490,084
Total expenditure: £527,383

Total income includes £21,000 from 6 government contract(s) and £8,181 from 2 government grant(s)

People

10 Trustee(s)

90 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 March 2013: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Satheesh Kumar Pillai Trustee 25 July 2025
GREEN BUSINESS ACTION
Recently registered
Jody Halstead Trustee 25 July 2025
None on record
Matthew Dawson Trustee 25 July 2025
None on record
Holly Jane Ai-Ming Smith Trustee 25 July 2025
None on record
Tara Rae Carey Trustee 01 January 2023
None on record
Norah Mary Lewis Trustee 01 January 2023
None on record
Gordon Robert Fergus Trustee 01 January 2023
OLIVE RIDLEY PROJECT
Received: On time
Gemma Chiara Del Pozzo Trustee 01 January 2023
None on record
Friederike Hanisch Trustee 29 May 2019
None on record
James Carrigan Trustee 14 March 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £488.75k £287.82k £619.37k £536.65k £490.08k
Total expenditure £389.77k £405.61k £572.84k £597.70k £527.38k
Income from government contracts N/A £25.85k £19.90k £24.98k £21.00k
Income from government grants N/A £11.59k N/A £11.00k £8.18k
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £89.36k £62.09k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £44.86k £39.88k N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £484.98k £434.39k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A £174 £290 N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £572.84k £597.70k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £440 £489 N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 28 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 28 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 20 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 20 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 28 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 28 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 06 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 06 October 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - Foundation Registered 18 Mar 2013

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PROTECTION AND SAFEGUARDING OF THE ENVIRONMENT BY THE PROMOTION OF REPAIR AND RECYCLING, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROMOTING AND FACILITATING THE REPAIR AND REUSE OF ELECTRONIC AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.

Contact information

Address:
3 Space
International House
6 Canterbury Crescent
LONDON
SW9 7QD
Phone:
07545 546857
Email:
info@therestartproject.org
Website:

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