RESTORATIVE JUSTICE COUNCIL LIMITED

Registered charity 1097969 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RESTORATIVE JUSTICE CONSORTIUM LTD, RJC LTD

RJC promotes restorative justice as a means of resolving conflict and promoting reconciliation in the criminal justice system, schools and workplace and elsewhere in the community in situations here conflict may arise. RJC develops and promotes agreed standards and principles for evaluating and guiding restorative practice and advances and publicises education and research on restorative justice.

Objects

"TO PROMOTE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS A MEANS OF RESOLVING CONFLICT AND PROMOTING RECONCILIATION BY(1) PROMOTING THE USE OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, IN SCHOOLS, IN THE WORKPLACE AND ELSEWHERE IN THE COMMUNITY IN SITUATIONS WHERE CONFLICT MAY ARISE (2) DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING AGREED STANDARDS AND PRINCIPLES FOR EVALUATING AND GUIDING RESTORATIVE PRACTICE(3) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ON RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH"

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Norwich, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£164k
Latest spending
£203k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £38,881 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £85,257 to £46,376. The trustees acknowledge the challenge of securing sufficient income to cover operational costs but assert that reserves continue to meet their policy of holding sufficient funds to cover core activities during unforeseen events.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Assessment fees (33% of income)
“Assessment fees 55,048” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient funds to cover core activities during unforeseen events (reserves figure: £46k)
“we held just over £46,000 in reserves, which continues to meet our reserves policy of holding sufficient funds to cover core activities during unforeseen events.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Trustees have assessed the risks to which the RJC is exposed and are satisfied that the systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks. A risk management policy is in place and a risk register is reviewed regularly at Board meetings. The major external risk to the RJC is that of securing sufficient income / funding to cover our operational costs.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 1

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£164k£203k
31/03/2024£188k£217k
31/03/2023£111k£218k
31/03/2022£111k£127k
31/03/2021£162k£80k

Common questions

Is RESTORATIVE JUSTICE COUNCIL LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £38,881 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £85,257 to £46,376. The trustees acknowledge the challenge of securing sufficient income to cover operational costs but assert that reserves continue to meet their policy of holding sufficient funds to cover core activities during unforeseen events. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2018£33kRestorative Justice
City Bridge Foundation10/09/2009£82kGrant to Restorative Justice Consortium
UK government—£100kRestorative Justice

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RJ WORKING CIO.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE COUNCIL LIMITED£164k—0above—noted
RJ WORKING CIO FY2025£262k—0unclear—no doubt
INTERMEDIARIES FOR JUSTICE FY2025£27k—0unclear—no doubt
JUSTICE COLLABORATIONS FY2025£1.7m——above—no doubt
RACIAL JUSTICE NETWORK FY2025£449kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
THE CENTRE FOR MILITARY JUSTICE FY2025£112k—0above—no doubt

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