RE~CYCLE

Charity number: 1063570
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

There are millions of bikes lying rusting in garages or being thrown away in the UK. Meanwhile, in the Africa, a 4-hour daily walk is common (water, school, farm, market). Re~Cycle collects second hand bikes & parts & ships them to Africa, where partners teach local people how to repair & maintain them, helping them to improve their own lives in a sustainable manner.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £348,595
Total expenditure: £298,825

People

3 Trustee(s)

35 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
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Ghana
  • Malawi
  • Sierra Leone
  • South Africa
  • The Gambia
  • Zambia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 July 1997: Standard registration
  • 21 July 2021: Funds received from 1157734 SMILES FOR AFRICA
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • RECYCLE (Working name)
  • RE-CYCLE (Working name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Raymond Ricks Trustee 21 October 2024
None on record
Omolade Adeyeye Trustee 17 April 2023
None on record
Hannah Perrins-Hill Trustee 01 April 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £409.00k £324.83k £292.15k £275.01k £348.60k
Total expenditure £287.31k £255.04k £267.07k £272.47k £298.83k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £12.50k £10.00k N/A 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 2023 05 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 05 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 14 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 14 September 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 14 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 14 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 13 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 13 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 28 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 28 September 2020 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 21ST MARCH 1997 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 18 MARCH 2004

Charitable objects

(A) RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF PERSONS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, PARTICULARLY BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF RECYCLED MATERIALS; (B) PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF WASTE REDUCTION, RE-USE, RECLAMATION, RECYCLING, USE OF RECYCLED PRODUCTS, BUILDING RECYCLING INTO THE PRODUCTION PROCESS AND THE USE OF SURPLUS; (C) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF WASTE GENERATION, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND WASTE RECYCLING.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

WORLDWIDE

Contact information

Address:
Unit 8 The Grove Estate
Colchester Road
Wormingford
Essex
CO6 3AJ
Phone:
01206617865
Email:
info@re-cycle.org
Website:

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