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THE REVOLVING DOORS AGENCY

Registered charity 1030846 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as R D A, REVOLVING DOORS

Revolving Doors is a charity working across England to change systems and improve services for people with multiple problems including poor mental health who are in contact with the criminal justice system.Our vision - by 2025 there is an end to the revolving door of crisis and crime, when revolvers are supported to reach their potential, with fewer victims and safer communities as a result.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income rose by 40% to £1,129,125, resulting in a small overall surplus of £8,183 for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £506,484, which the trustees note are slightly above the revised policy target of £505,872. However, the trustees highlight that the closure of key funding streams like Changing Futures and NHS England presents a growing financial sustainability risk from 2026/27 onwards.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“1 member of staff was in receipt of total employee benefits (excluding pension contributions and employers’ NI contributions) between £90,000-£100,000 in the year” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“1 member of staff was in receipt of total employee benefits (excluding pension contributions and employers’ NI contributions) between £90,000-£100,000 in the year” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: dynamic approach based on risk analysis, working capital requirements (25% of forecast social enterprise income), and income security (20% of unsecured forecast income) (held: £506k)
“The unrestricted reserves, based on the above policy, required at 31st March 2025 were £505,872” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£110k
Reserves (reported)
£506k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~5.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (69% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 9.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.1m£1.1m
31/03/2024£801k£1.0m
31/03/2023£977k£979k
31/03/2022£1.1m£868k
31/03/2021£1.0m£849k

Common questions

Is THE REVOLVING DOORS AGENCY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income rose by 40% to £1,129,125, resulting in a small overall surplus of £8,183 for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £506,484, which the trustees note are slightly above the revised policy target of £505,872. However, the trustees highlight that the closure of key funding streams like Changing Futures and NHS England presents a growing financial sustainability risk from 2026/27 onwards. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE REVOLVING DOORS AGENCY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THE REVOLVING DOORS AGENCY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE REVOLVING DOORS AGENCY as a grant recipient include JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION, THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST, THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PA FOUNDATION, THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATIONFY2025£120kFunding towards core research, policy, advocacy and campaigning to drive systems-level change and break the cycle of crisis and crime
THE BARROW CADBURY TRUSTFY2024£33kCriminal Justice
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£25k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£25kThe Justice System and penal reform
THE PA FOUNDATIONFY2025£15k
THE BARROW CADBURY TRUSTFY2025£10kProbation Officer Seminar Series
THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£4k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
A B Charitable Trust17/07/2026£30kA grant to Revolving Doors
A B Charitable Trust21/01/2026£40kA grant to Revolving Doors
The National Lottery Community Fund11/11/2025£400kBeyond the cycle: people powered systems change
A B Charitable Trust10/07/2025£30kA grant to Revolving Doors Agency
A B Charitable Trust04/07/2024£25kA grant to Revolving Doors Agency
A B Charitable Trust04/07/2023£25kA grant to Revolving Doors Agency
A B Charitable Trust20/01/2022£25kA grant to Revolving Doors Agency
City Bridge Foundation30/01/2020£133kGrant to Revolving Doors Agency
The National Lottery Community Fund20/01/2020£344kRegional Lived Experience Forums
A B Charitable Trust09/01/2020£15kA grant to Revolving Doors Agency
The National Lottery Community Fund19/09/2019£447kSECTION 43 CONTRACT
A B Charitable Trust29/04/2014£10kImproving responses to crisis and crime.
City Bridge Foundation03/10/2013£143kGrant to Revolving Doors Agency
The National Lottery Community Fund14/03/2007£500kLondon Neighbourhood Link Workers

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
The Caring Family Foundation2£257k
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF BASKETMAKERS 2011 CHARITABLE TRUST2£16k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION2£10k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION2£7k
THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1—
PROJECT GIVING BACK1£324k
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£250k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY WITH SAINT PAUL ONSLOW SQUARE AND SAINT AUGUSTINE SOUTH KENSINGTON1£215k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OPENING DOORS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE REVOLVING DOORS AGENCY£1.1m£90,001 - £100,0001above—no doubt
OPENING DOORS FY2025£248k—0unclear—no doubt
OPEN DOOR CHARITY FY2025£2.2m£70,001 - £80,0001unclear—no doubt
THE OPEN DOOR CENTRE (SWINDON & DISTRICT) LIMITED FY2025£139k—0above—no doubt
DOORWAY FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
TURNING CORNERS FY2024£180k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.