Reckless Sleepers

Analysis

Reckless Sleepers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackburn. It was registered in April 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03171875). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Reckless Sleepers reported income of £78k and spending of £94k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £79k to £78k (-1.8%), an average of -0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Reckless Sleepers sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Westmill Sustainable Trust (£78k), The Croydon University of the Third Age (£78k) and The Exeter & District Classical Music Trust (£78k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.