Reuse Network Ltd.
Analysis
Reuse Network Ltd. is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in February 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04154818). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Reuse Network Ltd. reported income of £322k and spending of £368k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £401k to £322k (-20%), an average of -5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Reuse Network Ltd. sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charities of Thomas Wade and Others (£322k), Ridgeway Community Church (£322k) and Bradford Metropolitan Food Bank (£322k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Reuse Network is the umbrella group for organisations involved in the relief of poverty through the re-use of household items. We work to increase goods available, raise the number of beneficiaries and support organisations to manage and develop. We lobby to ensure that legislation and funding benefits the sector.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Charities of Thomas Wade and Others | York | £322k |
| Ridgeway Community Church | Wallingford | £322k |
| Bradford Metropolitan Food Bank | West Yorkshire | £322k |
| The Protimos Educational Trust | London | £322k |