Redr UK

Analysis

Redr UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in March 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03929653). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Redr UK reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.2m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £2.2m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Redr UK sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Citizens Advice County Durham (£2.2m), Anawim - Birmingham’s Centre for Women Limited (£2.2m) and The New Rachmistrivke Synagogue Trust (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90% and donations and legacies 9.7%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 9.0%. It employed 18 people.