RECOOP

Registered charity 1139233 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity promotes the care, resettlement and rehabilitation of offenders and ex-offenders, in particular those over the age of 50, through the provision of support services, advocacy, financial advice and mentoring. It aims to enable them to take control of their lives and remain free from offending and prevent them from being socially excluded.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£719k
Latest spending
£747k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £27,422 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £373,961. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern, noting that 75% of income comes from long-term contracts and that reserves are monitored against a target of three months' operating costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months operating costs (held: £374k)
“Good practice suggests that we should retain a minimum of three months operating costs. With our growing staff team this equates to £175k.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: BCHA charged RECOOP £71,050 in respect of goods and services and management charges.
“During the year, BCHA charged RECOOP £71,050 (2024: £71,615) in respect of goods and services and management charges. There was a net £13,195 (2024: £101,099) owed by BCHA to RECOOP as at 31 March 2025.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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

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.

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

Total income
£719k
Total spending
£747k
Reserves (reported)
£374k
Employees
21

Reported reserves equal ~6.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£719k£747k
31/03/2024£663k£592k
31/03/2023£467k£479k
31/03/2022£514k£471k
31/03/2021£408k£369k

Common questions

Is RECOOP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £27,422 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £373,961. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern, noting that 75% of income comes from long-term contracts and that reserves are monitored against a target of three months' operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Who funds RECOOP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RECOOP as a grant recipient include THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUND, THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUNDFY2022£24kRehabilitation
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£4k
THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUNDFY2025£0Young People with Criminal Convictions

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/04/2012£131kPersonal Plans and Peer Support for Older Prisoners at HMP Leyhill
The National Lottery Community Fund02/12/2010£9kRECOOP Launch for clients, stakeholders and the community