Re:State Trust

Registered charity 1103739 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as REFORM FOUNDATION LIMITED, REFORM RESEARCH TRUST

research into public policies

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT RESEARCH INTO MATTERS OF PUBLIC POLICY AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF. "PUBLIC POLICY" MEANS THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF GOVERNMENT POLICY AND THE OPERATION OF MARKETS, IN PARTICULAR IN RELATION TO THE PERFORMANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE ECONOMY, THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC SERVICES AND THE STRUCTURE AND SIZE OF NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD.

Area of benefit: IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD.

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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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a loss of £104,355 for the year ended 31 December 2024, primarily due to disruptions caused by the general election. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains healthy unrestricted reserves of £687,958, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to absorb the loss and ensure liquidity for charitable activities.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~17.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 9.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Catherine Davies
• Dr Emma Alice Ide Stanton
• Gavin Boyle
• JAMES EDWIN PALMER
• JOHN JAMES MOORE ST JOHN · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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• The Trust Foundation income £3.0m
• ASSIST TRUST income £1.4m
• THE TRESANTON TRUST income £470k
• THE BANNER OF TRUTH TRUST income £2.4m
• SIR JOSEPH WILLIAMSON'S CHARITABLE TRUST income £187k

Side by side with its peers

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