Finance Score: -10

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs high: -5

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 1

REACT DISASTER RESPONSE LTD

To respond to domestic and international disasters; in so doing give a sense of purpose, community, and identity to ex-military personnel. Response teams aim to bring to bear the best skills and expertise from the military, first responders, and civilians in order to coordinate the best possible, most timely, and best integrated response.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 9 years

www.re-act.org.uk

info@re-act.org.uk

03003309488

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23		£2,279	£3,052	£-772	£999	£2,665	£2,516	9.9	27	150
31/03/22		£12,015	£10,339	£1,676	£9,241	£3,435	£3,207	3.7	183	1,203
31/03/21	*	£8,090	£6,393	£1,696	£5,290	£1,759	£1,428	2.7	23	1,242
31/03/20		£912	£1,158	£-246	£159	£62	£17	0.2	11	5,307
31/03/19		£1,186	£1,355	£-169	£203	£308	£247	2.2	9	3,448
31/03/18		£1,137	£1,159	£-22	£187	£477	£477	4.9	8	0
31/03/17		£1,149	£852	£296	£179	£512	£512	7.2	8	0
31/03/16		£513	£288	£225	£23	£225	£225	9.4	1	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 61.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 32.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 19%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 9.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 8.7

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Afghanistan, Akrotiri, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua And Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (KEELING) ISLANDS, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dhekelia, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Easter Island, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Isle Of Man, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie And Oeno Islands, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Réunion, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre And Miquelon, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, São Tomé And Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, St Kitts And Nevis, St Lucia, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard And Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, The Bahamas, The Gambia, Throughout England And Wales, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad And Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks And Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, United States Virgin Islands, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis And Futuna, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

27 employees
150 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

Dulverton Trust	£30,000
The Grocers' Charity	£15,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,700

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Grocers' Charity - 2020 Team Rubicon
£15,000	07/05/2020	Supporting people with rare medical conditions
Dulverton Trust - UK Volunteer Training
£30,000	12/06/2019	UK Volunteer Training
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Veteran Disaster Volunteers
£9,700	07/06/2019 12	The funding will be used to recruit ex-military volunteers to respond to communities impacted by natural disaster. The project aims to provide support to both the community and veterans.
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£500,000	01/04/2017	Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 49-74

ANDREW MACLEAN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Management Consultant

BURR NOLAND CARTER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Non Exec Director

GENERAL SIR NICHOLAS RALPH PARKER CBE (Chair) Appointed: 2015

KATE HOLT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Consultant, Other trusteeship: ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY,

MARIA ISABEL FERNANDEZ UTGES MANLEY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Lawyer

NICHOLAS HENRY FOTHERGILL Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Landowner

NADINE NOHR Appointed: 2024, Occupation: International Media Consultant

NICHOLAS WILLS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Defence Consultant

RICHARD WILSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

SARA GEORGE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Barrister

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/08/2015, number: 1163214
Registered at Companies House on 17/06/2015, number: 09644561

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR21: 2 days late,

Main office

REACT Disaster Response Ltd
Building 8
Chilmark Estates
Salisbury
SP3 5DU

Objectives

3.1.1 the relief and assistance for the affected population of natural hazards and disasters, conflict, catastrophe or other crises anywhere in the world get the humanitarian assistance they require. To deliver this by the rapid deployment of vetted, skilled, experienced and well-equipped emergency response teams, composed of humanitarian volunteers, many of whom are armed forces veterans, and together provide humanitarian aid from the moment a disaster or catastrophe occurs to the point at which conventional disaster relief organisations are able to respond, and on an on-going basis.3.1.2 the relief and assistance for communities in the United Kingdom who are affected by natural hazards and disasters or critical incident, by providing volunteers as referred to in article 3.1.1 to support and complement where needed the responses of emergency services and other national and regional organisations to such occurrences; 3.1.3 to develop the capacity and skills of communities in the United Kingdom and around the world to reduce the risks associated with natural hazards, humanitarian crises, or the impacts of climate change through the deployment of volunteers referred to in article 3.1.1 as part of resilience, mitigation, and capacity strengthening programmes; and 3.1.4 the training and mentoring of armed services veterans by using their skills and experience to deliver humanitarian operations and programmes referred to in articles 3.1.1, 3.1.2, & 3.1.3 to support their transition, skills development, employment prospects and wellbeing.

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