Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 6

Spending falling: -1
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 7

RE~CYCLE

There are millions of bikes lying rusting in garages or being thrown away in the UK. Meanwhile, in the Africa, a 4-hour daily walk is common (water, school, farm, market). Re~Cycle collects second hand bikes & parts & ships them to Africa, where partners teach local people how to repair & maintain them, helping them to improve their own lives in a sustainable manner.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£275	£272	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/12/21		£292	£267	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/12/20		£325	£255	£70	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	34
31/12/19		£409	£287	£122	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/12/18		£327	£440	£-113	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	40
31/12/17		£309	£528	£-219	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£642	£535	£108	£114	£378	£358	8	9	0
31/12/15	*	£500	£502	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£496	£372	£124	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£403	£348	£55	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12?		£220	£164	£57	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£147	£162	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£133	£139	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£98	£122	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£121	£114	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£126	£88	£38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£112	£85	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£93	£98	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£94	£75	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 27 years

www.re-cycle.org

info@re-cycle.org

01206617865

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Ghana, Guernsey, Ireland, Scotland, Sierra Leone, South Africa, The Gambia, Throughout England And Wales, Zambia,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Brian Mercer Trust - Grant to Re-Cycle
£30,000	08/03/2024	Unrestricted grant for recycling bicycles to African countries
Brian Mercer Trust - Grant to Re-Cycle
£30,000	26/01/2022	Re-cycling bicycles collected and restored in UK and sent to Africa
Brian Mercer Trust - Grant to Re-Cycle
£7,000	15/04/2021 12	Re-cycling bicycles collected and restored in UK and sent to Africa
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Re-cycle
£5,000	16/07/2020	towards the warehouse rent of a bicycle recycling charity based in Colchester during the COVID19 crisis
Essex Community Foundation - Provide Volunteering opportunities sending bikes to Africa
£5,000	20/06/2019 11	Towards staff and volunteer costs at a bicycle recycling charity based in Colchester
Essex Community Foundation - Support for Re-Cycle Operational Costs
£4,000	18/04/2018 9	Towards staff and volunteer costs at a bicycle recycling charity based in Colchester

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 28-69

HANNAH PERRINS-HILL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Network Manager

JOHN FREDERICK SAVILL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

OMOLADE ADEYEYE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Project Manager

TREVOR FITCHETT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/07/1997, number: 1063570
Registered at Companies House on 21/03/1997, number: 03337853

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Financial Conduct Authority

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR15: 1 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR09: 2 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR07: 20 days late, AR06: 8 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from SMILES FOR AFRICA on 21/07/2021

Main office

Unit 8 The Grove Estate
Colchester Road
Wormingford
Essex
CO6 3AJ

Objectives

(A) RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF PERSONS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, PARTICULARLY BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF RECYCLED MATERIALS; (B) PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF WASTE REDUCTION, RE-USE, RECLAMATION, RECYCLING, USE OF RECYCLED PRODUCTS, BUILDING RECYCLING INTO THE PRODUCTION PROCESS AND THE USE OF SURPLUS; (C) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF WASTE GENERATION, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND WASTE RECYCLING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

Data Sources