RECONNECTED
Our charity aims to tackle homelessness & neighbourhood disadvantage. Dedicated to the development of sustainable and vibrant communities through empowerment and holistic support package
Objects
THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING FUNDS, GOODS AND SERVICES TO THE SECTOR.‘THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR’ MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS.• CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.• VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £84,589 to £80,016 due to a net expenditure of £4,573 against charitable income of £318,580. The charity holds £52,006 in investment properties and has net current assets of £27,067, indicating sufficient liquidity to meet its obligations.
What the accounts disclose
“Charitable housing 318,362”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- 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 06/04/2025
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 06/04/2024
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 06/04/2023
- Volunteers: 6
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Trustees
- JAMES WILLIAM ACKRILLchair
- CARINA MARIA ACKRILL
- FRED DUNCAN
- TIM ANDREWS MBE
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2025 | £319k | £323k |
| 06/04/2024 | £318k | £309k |
| 06/04/2023 | £161k | £169k |
| 06/04/2022 | £167k | £185k |
| 06/04/2021 | £169k | £180k |
Common questions
Is RECONNECTED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £84,589 to £80,016 due to a net expenditure of £4,573 against charitable income of £318,580. The charity holds £52,006 in investment properties and has net current assets of £27,067, indicating sufficient liquidity to meet its obligations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/06/2026 | £20k | Rebuilding Lives: Mental Health Support for People Moving on from Homelessness |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/03/2017 | £9k | Reconnected Enterprise Hub |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| BENEFACT TRUST LIMITED | 1 | £145k |
| TRUST FOR LONDON | 1 | £44k |
| THE EARL OF NORTHAMPTON'S CHARITY | 1 | £30k |
| THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION | 1 | £25k |
| SIR JOHN EASTWOOD FOUNDATION | 1 | £20k |
| THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTION | 1 | £20k |
| EUROPEAN UNION FOR PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM | 1 | £14k |
| THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION | 1 | £12k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RECONNECTED | £319k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RECONNECT | £123k | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| CONNECT FOUNDATION (NORTH LINCS) | £223k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| NOBLE CONNECTION | £118k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RECONNECTION | £36k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| DONATING CHARITY LIMITED | £1.9m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |