Rethink Charity

Analysis

Rethink Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Rethink Charity reported income of £2.0m and spending of £2.4m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2024 to March 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £2.0m (+25%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Rethink Charity sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Age UK Enfield (£2.0m), Age UK Calderdale & Kirklees (£2.0m) and The Adrian Swire Charitable Trust (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.8%. Reserves of £350k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.