Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 13

Strong growth: +2

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 20

THE RESTART PROJECT

At the core of our work is the implementation of Restart Parties, the free community events we created for collaboratively repairing broken electrical and electronic devices with the help of volunteers. These events prevent waste, spread new skills and change participants' relationship with electronics. We also promote the concept online and run events in workplaces and educational institutions.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£619	£573	£47	£0	£278	£217	4.5	7	127
31/12/21	£288	£406	£-118	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	117
31/12/20	£489	£390	£99	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	112
31/12/19	£501	£405	£96	£0	£250	£127	3.8	7	68
31/12/18	£384	£285	£99	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	44
31/12/17	£244	£231	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£129	£110	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£99	£70	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£38	£48	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£39	£13	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 78%
Reserves/Spending: 4.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 3.5

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Established: 11 years

https://therestartproject.org

info@therestartproject.org

07544314678

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

7 employees
127 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£190,221
Joseph Rowntree Foundation	£138,909
Nesta	£53,600
Esmee Fairbairn	£22,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to The Restart Project
£138,909	27/11/2021	Towards a "Right to Repair" in the UK
National Lottery Community Fund - Fixing Factories for youth learning skills and waste prevention
£190,221	04/10/2021	The Restart Project will open two new ‘fixing factories’ in Brent and Camden to not only reduce waste but will also teach new skills and educate local people on how to reduce their environmental ....more The Restart Project will open two new ‘fixing factories’ in Brent and Camden to not only reduce waste but will also teach new skills and educate local people on how to reduce their environmental footprint. The workshops will be set up like shops and divert products like laptops and tablets from waste whilst also bringing the community together to chat and learn about waste carbon reduction and being environmentally friendly. Ultimately the project hopes to test how these factories can create long term income generation opportunities support low-income households and young people and be replicated elsewhere in London and across the UK.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Restart Project
£22,500	05/05/2020 6	towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Nesta - AC00931
£53,600	20/08/2019 7	Enhancing Impact Fund programme grant to Restart Project Grant Ref AC00931
DCMS - Connected Communities Innovation Fund
£37,494	01/04/2019	Neighbourhood Watch Network (NHWN), in partnership with the local police and voluntary and community sector organisations, will develop and test a framework within which community based support in ....more Neighbourhood Watch Network (NHWN), in partnership with the local police and voluntary and community sector organisations, will develop and test a framework within which community based support in crime prevention and victim care can be provided by trained volunteers within communities. It focuses on training NHWN members and new volunteers to advise and encourage older people to better protect themselves from fraudsters, recognise when a fraud has been committed and how to report it, and give practical and emotional support to older people who are victims of fraud in order to reduce re-victimisation and help them recover as quickly as possible.
DCMS - Connected Communities Innovation Fund
£102,000	01/04/2019	The Restart Project aims to prevent electronic waste and change the way people consume electronics (buying less and buying more repairable electronics) by hosting Restart Parties where volunteers ....more The Restart Project aims to prevent electronic waste and change the way people consume electronics (buying less and buying more repairable electronics) by hosting Restart Parties where volunteers repair electronic devices and at the same time train others on how to repair electronics. They are currently the only organisation in England promoting community repair and advocating for wider change in electronics consumption. Alongside this activity, Restart has developed a wiki-repository of information on fixing electronics as well as a database that tracks the environmental impact of each fixed device (in terms of CO2 tonnage). Restart intends to use the their data insights to influence and engender business-level change in electronics manufacturers. The Restart Project strives to scale their Restart Parties to 10 new locations across England.
DCMS - Connected Communities Innovation Fund
£37,494	08/05/2018	Neighbourhood Watch Network (NHWN), in partnership with the local police and voluntary and community sector organisations, will develop and test a framework within which community based support in ....more Neighbourhood Watch Network (NHWN), in partnership with the local police and voluntary and community sector organisations, will develop and test a framework within which community based support in crime prevention and victim care can be provided by trained volunteers within communities. It focuses on training NHWN members and new volunteers to advise and encourage older people to better protect themselves from fraudsters, recognise when a fraud has been committed and how to report it, and give practical and emotional support to older people who are victims of fraud in order to reduce re-victimisation and help them recover as quickly as possible.
Nesta - AC00759
£204,000	03/05/2018 22	Connected Communities programme grant to Restart Project Grant Ref AC00759
DCMS - Connected Communities Innovation Fund
£102,000	03/05/2018	The Restart Project aims to prevent electronic waste and change the way people consume electronics (buying less and buying more repairable electronics) by hosting Restart Parties where volunteers ....more The Restart Project aims to prevent electronic waste and change the way people consume electronics (buying less and buying more repairable electronics) by hosting Restart Parties where volunteers repair electronic devices and at the same time train others on how to repair electronics. They are currently the only organisation in England promoting community repair and advocating for wider change in electronics consumption. Alongside this activity, Restart has developed a wiki-repository of information on fixing electronics as well as a database that tracks the environmental impact of each fixed device (in terms of CO2 tonnage). Restart intends to use the their data insights to influence and engender business-level change in electronics manufacturers. The Restart Project strives to scale their Restart Parties to 10 new locations across England.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Restart Project
£135,000	18/12/2017 36	Support towards unrestricted core costs to continue Restart's work to inspire people to repair their electronic goods and influence decision makers to remove barriers to using these goods for longer.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Restart Project
£60,000	27/07/2015 24	Towards the salary of a community and education lead and the development of educational modules and training materials. The Restart Project aims to change our short-lived relationship with technology ....more Towards the salary of a community and education lead and the development of educational modules and training materials. The Restart Project aims to change our short-lived relationship with technology and therefore reduce waste and carbon emissions.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 10/11 persons

KARIEN BEZUIDENHOUT Appointed: 2016

FRIEDERIKE HANISCH Appointed: 2019

GORDON ROBERT FERGUS Appointed: 2023

JAMES CARRIGAN Appointed: 2019

KARL STEFAN HALL Appointed: 2020

MIKE TUFFREY Appointed: 2016

NORAH MARY LEWIS Appointed: 2023

TARA RAE CAREY Appointed: 2023

TIM GONZAGA Appointed: 2016

ALEXANDRA DESCHAMPS-SONSINO Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: Mediale CIO,

GEMMA CHIARA DEL POZZO Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: LEWISHAM DONATION HUB,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/03/2013, number: 1151286

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; all on time

Main office

3 Space
International House
6 Canterbury Crescent
LONDON
SW9 7QD

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PROTECTION AND SAFEGUARDING OF THE ENVIRONMENT BY THE PROMOTION OF REPAIR AND RECYCLING, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROMOTING AND FACILITATING THE REPAIR AND REUSE OF ELECTRONIC AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.

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