R-Evolution

Analysis

R-Evolution is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hull. It was registered in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, R-Evolution reported income of £691k and spending of £736k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £391k to £691k (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 126%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, R-Evolution sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Remar Association (UK) (£691k), Ort UK Foundation (£691k) and The Centre for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics (£690k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 29%, donations and legacies 2.2% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £248k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.