RECYCLING IN OTTERY (R.I.O)

Registered charity 1199690 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RECYCLE IN OTTERY (R.I.O), RECYCLING IN OTTERY (RIO), RIO

The object of the CIO is to recycle, re-use and re-sell items donated by the general public ataffordable prices. The CIO will support relief from poverty, reduce landfill, advance education andcommunity development on the subject of climate change through the promotion of volunteers andworkshops.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO, TO BE CARRIED IN EAST DEVON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, ARE:1) THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF RE-USE AND RECYCLING AS A MEANS OF WASTE DISPOSAL AND BY ADVANCING PUBLIC EDUCATION IN MATTERS RELATING TO RE-USE AND RECYCLING;2) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY MAKING DONATIONS OF SAFE AND CLEAN RECYCLED AND REUSED FURNITURE, CLOTHES AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS IN FINANCIAL NEED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO REFUGEES, HOMELESS PEOPLE, CARE LEAVERS, STUDENTS, PEOPLE SETTING UP HOMES AFTER A PERIOD OF HOMELESSNESS, OR PEOPLE ESCAPING DOMESTIC ABUSE, AND/OR ORGANISATIONS ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT THEM.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: East Devon, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with net liabilities of £6,166, having incurred a net expenditure of £1,599 against income of £84,412. The trustees report that the charity was in a precarious financial position at the start of the year but stabilized through social media promotion and cost streamlining. Per the independent examiner's report, no matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounts or the keeping of accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity 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)

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.

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 3 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2025 (received 18/03/2026, 46 days after the 31/01/2026 due date); year ending 31/03/2024 (received 09/08/2025, 190 days after the 31/01/2025 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Beth Pearson
• Kate Campbell

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WINCHESTER ROTARY CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION.

• WINCHESTER ROTARY CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION income £115k
• VETERANS INTO LOGISTICS income £873k
• WORCESTER MUNICIPAL CHARITIES (CIO) income £1.4m
• CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES income £51k
• MOVEMENT TO WORK income £868k
• ISLINGTON CLIMATE CENTRE CIO income £31k

Side by side with its peers

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