The Reme Charity

Analysis

The Reme Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chippenham. It was registered in March 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10036700). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Reme Charity reported income of £3.1m and spending of £3.0m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £3.1m (+22%), an average of +5.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Reme Charity sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grendon and Billesley Nursery and Family Centre (£3.1m), The Access Project (£3.1m) and Goldsmiths Students' Union (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 67%, trading 16%, investments 14% and charitable activities 3.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £202k. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 15%. Grants to other organisations totalled £997k. Reserves of £16.0m would cover about 64 months of spending at that rate. It employed 40 people.