Rekindle Collective Ltd.

Registered charity 1192950 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as REKINDLE SCHOOL LTD

Rekindle is a unique supplementary school.It is primarily led by young people who helped design a school they know their peers need. Set to open its doors in March 2022, it will be for students from working class communities, for students no one really expects to adore education, for students who the regular system fails, rather than feeds.

Objects

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION

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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Registered contact address: Manchester, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£706k
Latest spending
£716k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves were £204,875, exceeding the trustees' stated target of £160,000. The charity reported a net decrease in assets of £9,707 for the period, attributing this to increasing operational costs and inflationary pressures despite remaining financially resilient.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £160,000 (reserves figure: £205k)
“At 30 September 2025, the charity's free reserves were approximately £204,875, compared with the Trustees' target of £160,000.” — page 6
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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025

  • Volunteers: 4
  • Government income: £51,490 — contracts £21,740 (11,990), grants £29,750 (69,750); 7% of the £706,276 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Volunteers: 12
  • Government income: £24,800 — grants £24,800 (2); 5% of the £534,777 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Volunteers: 15

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 30/09/2023 (received 09/08/2024, 10 days after the 30/07/2024 due date); year ending 30/09/2021 (received 14/09/2022, 46 days after the 30/07/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Rekindle Supplementary School (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£706k
Total spending
£716k
Reserves (reported)
£205k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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: Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£706k£716k
30/09/2024£535k£499k
30/09/2023£408k£365k
30/09/2022£232k£244k
30/09/2021£196k£63k

Common questions

Is Rekindle Collective Ltd. financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves were £204,875, exceeding the trustees' stated target of £160,000. The charity reported a net decrease in assets of £9,707 for the period, attributing this to increasing operational costs and inflationary pressures despite remaining financially resilient. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Rekindle Collective Ltd.?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Rekindle Collective Ltd. as a grant recipient include THE TUDOR TRUST, PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION, THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATION, BIG CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST, CHK Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE TUDOR TRUSTFY2025£1.0m
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATIONFY2023£150kYouth Strategic Investment Fund package of support
THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATIONFY2024£100kCollaborative research into local democracy
THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATIONFY2024£59kTo support the development of Rekindle School as an Island of Sanctuary
BIG CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£30kRekindle is a supplementary school for 13-16 year-olds in South Manchester, at risk of mainstream and school exclusion, those struggling with motivation at scho
THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATIONFY2024£20kCore funding
CHK FoundationFY2023£10k
IAN AND SANTA GASCOIGNE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£10kUnrestricted – Tulse Hill school
CHK FoundationFY2024£10k
THE ACCESS FOUNDATIONFY2025£7kReceive funding for a digital innovation programme empowering disadvantaged youth.
YOUNG MANCHESTERFY2024£4k
YOUNG MANCHESTERFY2023£2k
MANCHESTER AIRPORT COMMUNITY TRUST FUNDFY2026£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/10/2025£15kRekindle Reuse
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/10/2024£105k"Rekindling Nello James: Cultivating Caribbean Culture with Stories of Home"
UK government01/04/2024£18kEveryday Heritage: Great Grandmas and Glorious Girls
UK government13/03/2024£5kALB-Historic England-Everyday Heritage: Great Grandmas and Glorious Girls

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Rekindle Collective Ltd.£706k—0above—no doubt
REKINDLE FY2025£247k—0below—no doubt
RIPLEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£91k—0above—no doubt
The Unicorn Trust FY2025£4.6m——unclear—no doubt
RAINBOW'S END PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£167k—0above—no doubt
RECOVERY COLLEGE COLLECTIVE LIMITED FY2025£845k—0unclear—no doubt

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