Re-Form Heritage

Analysis

Re-Form Heritage is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stoke-On-Trent. It was registered in December 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03290459). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Re-Form Heritage reported income of £784k and spending of £1.2m, spending 156% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.3m to £784k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Re-Form Heritage sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wales Federation of Young Farmers Clubs (£771k), Howick Trustees Limited (£789k) and Burton Agnes Hall Preservation Trust Limited (£762k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 50%, charitable activities 48% and trading 2.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £22k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 55 people.

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.