RENOVA TRUST

Registered charity 1188757 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RENOVA

To relieve the needs of people who are former rough sleepers, vulnerably housed people or people who would otherwise be at risk of street homelessness, in Berkshire and such parts of the United Kingdom as the charity trustees may from time to time decide.

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Latest income
£202k
Latest spending
£190k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity remains financially viable with unrestricted free reserves of £35,041, which is below the trustees' policy target of approximately £47,500 (three months' operating costs). Per the trustees' report, the charity has grown its income to £202,075 and expanded its housing capacity, though it notes that the cost-of-living crisis has made increasing the regular donor pool difficult.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £42,562 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“One trustee received remuneration of £42,562 (2024: £37,500) and £1,719 (2024: £1,500) of Pension Contributions in the year under review by virtue of their position as Chief Executive Officer of the charity.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One trustee received remuneration of £42,562 and £1,719 of Pension Contributions as Chief Executive Officer.
“One trustee received remuneration of £42,562 (2024: £37,500) and £1,719 (2024: £1,500) of Pension Contributions in the year under review by virtue of their position as Chief Executive Officer of the charity.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £375k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£202k£190k
31/03/2024£160k£125k
31/03/2023£180k£118k
31/03/2022£112k£80k
31/03/2021£291k£35k

Common questions

Is RENOVA TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity remains financially viable with unrestricted free reserves of £35,041, which is below the trustees' policy target of approximately £47,500 (three months' operating costs). Per the trustees' report, the charity has grown its income to £202,075 and expanded its housing capacity, though it notes that the cost-of-living crisis has made increasing the regular donor pool difficult. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of RENOVA TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £42,562 band.

Who funds RENOVA TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RENOVA TRUST as a grant recipient include Wokingham United Charities, THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST, KERITH COMMUNITY CHURCH, WOKINGHAM LIONS CLUB (CIO), THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Wokingham United CharitiesFY2023£6kGrants via Berkshire Community Foundation
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUSTFY2025£5k
KERITH COMMUNITY CHURCHFY2022£2k
WOKINGHAM LIONS CLUB (CIO)FY2025£1k
KERITH COMMUNITY CHURCHFY2023£600
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2023£300Homelessness
Wokingham United CharitiesFY2025£0Relief in Need

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund01/05/2026£20kRenova Trust - Housing the Homeless
The National Lottery Community Fund01/03/2024£20kRenova Trust - Housing the Homeless
UK government22/11/2023£5kSouth Central Probation Region Grants for the benefit of people from ethnic minority groups
UK government21/11/2023£11kSouth Central Probation Region Grants for the benefit of people from ethnic minority groups
UK government27/11/2020£18kDCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
UK government14/09/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RENEWED HOPE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RENOVA TRUST£202k£42,5620unclear—no doubt
RENEWED HOPE TRUST FY2025£303k—0within—no doubt
THE RENEWAL TRUST FY2025£428k—0above—no doubt
BURTON RENEWAL FELLOWSHIP FY2025£153k—0unclear—no doubt
COL-RENO LIMITED FY2026£148k—0above—no doubt
Stay Charity FY2025£2.2m—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.