RECLAIM LIFE
LIFE COACHING TO THE EMOTIONALLY DISTRESSED
Objects
TO RELIEVE EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND PROTECT AND PRESERVE HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FREE COUNSELLING, EMOTIONAL AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT TO PEOPLE IN AND AROUND BEDFORDSHIRE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that Reclaim Life reported a deficit of £8,243 for the year ending May 2025, compared to a deficit of £12,014 in the prior year. Per the statement of financial position, unrestricted funds decreased from £40,916 to £32,673, while the charity maintained a bank balance of £17,591 and held no pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- 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
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/05/2025
- Volunteers: 36
- Government income: £7,700 — grants £7,700 (3); 12% of the £64,138 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/05/2024
- Volunteers: 40
- Government income: £1,800 — grants £1,800 (1); 4% of the £45,833 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/05/2023
- Volunteers: 30
Trustees
- LINDA SEARchair
- DR MIHEENGARI SHAFI
- David Bligh
- Dr Iqbal Mohiuddin
- Haneefah Muhammad
- Helen Louise O'Connell
- LINDA WELFORD
- ROBERT HARRY SEAR
- Zita Pascoe
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/05/2025 | £64k | £72k |
| 30/05/2024 | £46k | £58k |
| 30/05/2023 | £73k | £55k |
| 30/05/2022 | £31k | £23k |
| 30/05/2021 | £24k | £15k |
Common questions
Is RECLAIM LIFE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Reclaim Life reported a deficit of £8,243 for the year ending May 2025, compared to a deficit of £12,014 in the prior year. Per the statement of financial position, unrestricted funds decreased from £40,916 to £32,673, while the charity maintained a bank balance of £17,591 and held no pension deficits or trading subsidiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds RECLAIM LIFE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name RECLAIM LIFE as a grant recipient include MRS B L ROBINSON'S CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRS B L ROBINSON'S CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2021 | £3k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 04/11/2015 | £10k | To train more volunteers to provide free therapeutic coaching (cont..) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/02/2013 | £10k | Free therapeutic coaching for the emotionally distressed |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/06/2010 | £10k | Free life coaching for the emotionally stressed |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE RODDICK FOUNDATION | 1 | £78k |
| THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £30k |
| THE LOPPYLUGS AND BARBARA MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £25k |
| THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £25k |
| BRUCE WAKE CHARITY | 1 | £12k |
| THE LAWSON TRUST CIO | 1 | £12k |
| SCOULOUDI FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
| THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £8k |
Charities like this
- LIFE CHILD FOUNDATION UK
- THE RIGHT TO LIFE CHARITABLE TRUST
- RECYCLING LIVES CHARITY
- LIFE CENTRE
- REVITALISE RESPITE HOLIDAYS
- THE LIFE COMMUNITY
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RECLAIM LIFE | £64k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LIFE CHILD FOUNDATION UK | £76k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE RIGHT TO LIFE CHARITABLE TRUST | £1.2m | £70,001 - £80,000 | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RECYCLING LIVES CHARITY | £2.6m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LIFE CENTRE | £835k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| REVITALISE RESPITE HOLIDAYS | £8.3m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |