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RETHINK CHARITY

Registered charity 1201676 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Rethink Charity provides disaster relief and aid, search and rescue teams, education, grants, economic initiatives, and community activation efforts worldwide. We empower communities to overcome social, economic, and environmental challenges.

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Latest income
£2.0m
Latest spending
£2.4m
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £376,390 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £1,060,143 to £683,753. The trustees note that going concern is dependent on the future flow of uncertain funding streams, although they are not aware of any material uncertainties preventing the charity from continuing. The charity maintains a financial reserves policy but does not disclose a specific numerical target or current unrestricted reserves figure in the text.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Unrestricted Donations (55% of income)
“Unrestricted Donations: £1,089,670.27” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The charitable activities are entirely dependent on continuing grant aid and voluntary donations. As a consequence, the going concern basis is dependent on the future flow of these uncertain funding streams.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by GARDEZI JAY & CO. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.0m
Total spending
£2.4m
Cost of raising funds
£43k
Reserves (reported)
£350k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 2.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Bosnia And Herzegovina · Kosovo · Lebanon · Morocco · Occupied Palestinian Territories · Pakistan · South Africa · Syria · Tanzania · Throughout England · Turkey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.0m£2.4m
31/03/2024£1.6m£527k

Common questions

Is RETHINK CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £376,390 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £1,060,143 to £683,753. The trustees note that going concern is dependent on the future flow of uncertain funding streams, although they are not aware of any material uncertainties preventing the charity from continuing. The charity maintains a financial reserves policy but does not disclose a specific numerical target or current unrestricted reserves figure in the text. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by GARDEZI JAY & CO.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
MENTAL HEALTH UK1£5.0m
THE GRACE TRUST1£1.1m
FRIENDS PROVIDENT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£358k
THE STONE FAMILY FOUNDATION1£321k
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST1£167k
Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire1£162k
GOD MY SILENT PARTNER FOUNDATION1£120k
THE J J CHARITABLE TRUST1£115k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RETHINK REBUILD SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RETHINK CHARITY£2.0m—0unclear—noted
RETHINK REBUILD SOCIETY FY2025£298k——unclear—noted
RETHINKING ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL FY2025£422k—0above—no doubt
Rethink Mental Illness FY2025£43.9m£190,001 - £200,000—unclear—no doubt
RAPID RELIEF TEAM FY2024£3.5m——above—no doubt
RENTRUST FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£168k—0unclear—no doubt

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