WE RESTART

Registered charity 1200350 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

WE RESTART produces public art and cultural projects to create awareness on diversity, inclusion and climate change. We organise workshops bringing disadvantaged young people closer to theatres and museums. We support refugee artists from war zone areas or affected by natural disasters by providing for their needs.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS BY THE PRESENTATION, DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF PUBLIC ART AND CULTURAL PROJECTS IN THE UK AND WORLDWIDE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, ART FROM THE FEMALE PERSPECTIVE TOGETHER WITH THEMES OF RECOVERY OR RESILIENCE, THAT ENGAGE THE PUBLIC TO APPRECIATE ART; AN TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF VICTIMS OF CONFLICT AREAS OR REFUGEES FROM WAR ZONE AREAS OR NATURAL DISASTERS BY THE PROVISION OF RESOURCES, SUCH AS ART MATERIALS, TO ARTISTS WHO HAVE LOST ART MATERIALS RELATING TO THEIR PROFESSION.

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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Latest income
£90k
Latest spending
£60k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported unrestricted reserves of £12,345,678 at the end of the financial year, an increase from the previous year. The Trustees state that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. The accounts were audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP. 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — WE RESTART Charity (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Italy · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£90k£60k
31/05/2024£58k£51k
31/05/2023£11k£13k

Common questions

Is WE RESTART financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported unrestricted reserves of £12,345,678 at the end of the financial year, an increase from the previous year. The Trustees state that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. The accounts were audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP.

Who funds WE RESTART?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WE RESTART as a grant recipient include EDWARD HARVIST (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HARVIST ESTATE).

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
EDWARD HARVIST (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HARVIST ESTATE)FY2024£2kBrent ACE (Arts & Culture Events)

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/01/2026£16kMake Speak Belong!
Greater London Authority24/09/2024£35kArt Cafe: Skills through Creativity
Greater London Authority (GLA)06/09/2023£20kA.R.I.A. Hub
Greater London Authority06/09/2023£20kA.R.I.A. Hub