FOREST RECYCLING PROJECT LIMITED

Registered charity 1151578 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRP

FRP's main areas of work are collecting and re-distributing waste paint, recycling office paper, organising waste exchange events, supporting communities to develop waste minimisation initiatives, and a volunteer programme enabling marginalised people to gain valuable skills and work experience through volunteering, reduce social isolation, and take positive action for their community.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THEPUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BY:(A) THE PROMOTION OF WASTE REDUCTION, REFUSE RECLAMATION, RECYCLING, RE-USE AND REPAIR OF RECYCLED PRODUCTS AND THE USE OF SURPLUS;(B) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF WASTE GENERATION, WASTEMANAGEMENT AND WASTE RECYCLING.

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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Latest income
£250k
Latest spending
£252k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a modest net deficit of £2,801 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £249,586 and expenditure of £252,387. Per the trustees' report, total reserves stood at £97,863, which is equivalent to approximately 4.9 months of running costs and remains within the stated policy target of three to six months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: The National Lottery Community Fund - Green Champions (49% of income)
“The National Lottery Community Fund - Green Champions 122,608” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of operating costs (held: £98k)
“The charity’s policy is to maintain free reserves equivalent to approximately three to six months of operating costs” — page 16
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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£250k£252k
31/03/2024£280k£267k
31/03/2023£222k£245k
31/03/2022£233k£224k
31/03/2021£216k£181k

Common questions

Is FOREST RECYCLING PROJECT LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a modest net deficit of £2,801 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £249,586 and expenditure of £252,387. Per the trustees' report, total reserves stood at £97,863, which is equivalent to approximately 4.9 months of running costs and remains within the stated policy target of three to six months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/11/2025£793kGreen champions
The National Lottery Community Fund30/10/2025£8kPatch and Repurpose - the scrap project
The National Lottery Community Fund19/05/2022£408kGreen Champions - Environmental Training and Volunteering
The National Lottery Community Fund05/11/2021£10kWalthamstow Tool Library - Building Community
The National Lottery Community Fund22/02/2019£324kGreen champions
The National Lottery Community Fund24/08/2016£178kWaltham Forest Foundations
The National Lottery Community Fund27/11/2014£49kColour The Capital
City Bridge Foundation04/09/2013£81kGrant to Forest Recycling Project
The National Lottery Community Fund30/09/2010£3kReclaim Habitat
The National Lottery Community Fund20/05/2008£10kEast London Repaint
The National Lottery Community Fund23/11/2005£200kRecycling and distribution of Computer Systems
The National Lottery Community Fund21/04/2005£5kRe-use IT