RESTART LIVES

Registered charity 1128848 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ASTELL FOUNDATION, RESTART (WWW.RESTARTLIVES.ORG) LIMITED

RESTART LIVES' objectives are to help London's homeless break the cycle of homelessness, to move from the streets, confront the issues obstructing their futures and return to society as empowered, resilient human beings in employment and living independently in their own accommodation.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£315k

Latest spending

£314k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a small surplus of £1,256 for the year, with total income of £315,230 against expenditure of £313,974. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £263,473, which is above the stated policy target of nine months' current expenditure, indicating adequate financial resources to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: nine months current expenditure (held: £263k)

“The Reserves Policy seeks to maintain reserves of at least 9 months current expenditure as a prudent sum to allow us to operate comfortably as a going concern.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Restart Lives (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

SONYA LEYDECKERchair
Anand Dani
DAVID PYLE
Emma Veelenturf
Marina Abel-Smith
Mark Veldon
Michelle Rosenbauer
Pete Gibbons
Robert Mills

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
28/02/2025	£315k	£314k
29/02/2024	£201k	£209k
28/02/2023	£221k	£109k
28/02/2022	£242k	£130k
28/02/2021	£133k	£131k

Common questions

Is RESTART LIVES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a small surplus of £1,256 for the year, with total income of £315,230 against expenditure of £313,974. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £263,473, which is above the stated policy target of nine months' current expenditure, indicating adequate financial resources to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds RESTART LIVES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RESTART LIVES as a grant recipient include THE HAILEYBURY SOCIETY, THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GROCERS' CHARITY.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HAILEYBURY SOCIETY	FY2022	£20k	Arm in Arm campaign support for Rob Butt
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£5k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	FY2025	£5k	Relief of Poverty
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/08/2021	£10k	Character Through Cricket London
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/11/2020	£9k	Counselling & Mentoring and Befriending
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/09/2019	£10k	RESTART Mentoring & Counselling