REACT Disaster Response Ltd
Registered charity 1163214 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RE:ACT, RE:ACT Disaster Response Limited, TEAM RUBICON UK, TRUK · also registered in Scotland as SC052668 (OSCR)
To respond to domestic and international disasters; in so doing give a sense of purpose, community, and identity to ex-military personnel. Response teams aim to bring to bear the best skills and expertise from the military, first responders, and civilians in order to coordinate the best possible, most timely, and best integrated response.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the group reported a net expenditure of £287,272 for the year, resulting in a reduction of total funds from £1,134,712 to £847,440. Unrestricted reserves stood at £637,712, which the trustees note includes reserves held by the trading subsidiary. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months’ core operating costs, and an amount for working capital. The current policy is £300k. (held: £638k)
“The REACT Disaster Response policy is to target a level of reserves that represents three months’ core operating costs, and an amount for working capital. The current policy is £300k.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from related parties
“There were £34,906 (2024- £7,580) of donations from related parties. These comprised £906 in unrestricted individual donations and £34,000 in unrestricted donations from charities with a trustee as a related party.” — page 43
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: REACT Group Solutions Ltd
“REACT Disaster Response owns 100% of the shares of REACT Group Solutions Ltd. REACT Group Solutions is a Ltd company, registered in England & Wales.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
REACT GROUP SOLUTIONS LTD — per its own Companies House accounts
- Turnover: £215k
- Profit before tax: £-16k
- Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £42k
- Creditors include £50,666 (2024: £85,155) due to the parent entity.
“All profits are paid to the parent entity by way of a distribution under gift aid and a corresponding tax credit is recorded at the point of the distribution, therefore there is no liability to corporation tax in either t or prior financial year.”
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — REACT Disaster Response (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.
- BULL, Caroline Alice Christina — director, appointed 15/01/2026on trustee list
- STICKLAND, Charles Richard, Lieutenant General Sir — director, appointed 24/09/2025on trustee list
- COATES, James Alexander — director, appointed 18/06/2024on trustee list
- WILLS, Nicholas Henry Charles — director, appointed 14/03/2024on trustee list
- MANLEY, Maria Isabel Fernandez Utges — director, appointed 04/01/2024on trustee list
- NOHR, Nadine — director, appointed 04/01/2024on trustee list
- CARTER, Burr Noland — director, appointed 28/10/2023on trustee list
- HOLT, Katherine Emily — director, appointed 10/04/2017not on trustee list
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£418k
Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (85% 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: 25.5% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Lieutenant General Sir Charles Richard Sticklandchair
- Burr Noland Carter · trustee of 1 other charity
- Caroline Alice Christina Bull
- James Coates
- KATE HOLT · trustee of 1 other charity
- Maria Isabel Fernandez Utges Manley
- Nadine Nohr
- Nicholas Wills
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Afghanistan · Akrotiri · Albania · Algeria · American Samoa · Andorra · Anguilla · Antigua And Barbuda · Argentina · Armenia · Aruba · Australia
Income and spending
Common questions
Is REACT Disaster Response Ltd financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported a net expenditure of £287,272 for the year, resulting in a reduction of total funds from £1,134,712 to £847,440. Unrestricted reserves stood at £637,712, which the trustees note includes reserves held by the trading subsidiary. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.
Who funds REACT Disaster Response Ltd?
Funders whose own accounts filings name REACT Disaster Response Ltd as a grant recipient include WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INSURERS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ANNABEL ARBIB FOUNDATION, FESTIVAL MEDICAL SERVICES, THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, THE DWF FOUNDATION.
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