01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 6 February 1996
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03155226
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £35,769,361
- Latest expenditure
- £35,548,556
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: In Kind Direct, Arc House, 82 Tanner Street, London
Website recorded by the regulator: www.inkinddirect.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
In Kind Direct sources products from manufacturers and suppliers and then distributes them to our network of charity partners around the UK. As part of our work we also aim to increase the level of in kind giving within the UK.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £35,769,361
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £35,548,556
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £37,106,576
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £37,472,013
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £33,471,480
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £33,587,100
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £23,675,750
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £23,918,242
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £32,133,804
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £32,174,093
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 30 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £35,769,361
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £35,548,556
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 24 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £37,106,576
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £37,472,013
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 25 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £33,471,480
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £33,587,100
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 16 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £23,675,750
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £23,918,242
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 21 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £32,133,804
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £32,174,093
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,956
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 30 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 635902
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 699126
- Income Charitable Activities
- 34363320
- Income Investments
- 10783
- Income Other
- 60230
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 35769361
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £350,293
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £35,198,263
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 35548556
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 103035
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2872195
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 51928
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,427,851
- Assets Total Fixed
- 128827
- Assets Own Use
- 128827
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,901,974
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £438,343
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,592,458
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 438343
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,553,781
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1427851
- Funds Restricted
- 164607
- Funds Total
- 1592458
- Count Employees
- 33
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 24 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 483191
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 675602
- Income Charitable Activities
- 35768855
- Income Investments
- 11551
- Income Other
- 167377
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 37106576
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £328,620
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £37,143,393
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 37472013
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 81470
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2842669
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 49543
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,062,807
- Assets Total Fixed
- 168595
- Assets Own Use
- 168595
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,667,973
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £464,915
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,371,653
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 464915
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,352,289
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1062807
- Funds Restricted
- 308846
- Funds Total
- 1371653
- Count Employees
- 33
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 25 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 393011
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 484998
- Income Charitable Activities
- 32553026
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 40445
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 33471480
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £187,815
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £33,399,285
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 33587100
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 79432
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2597684
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 33873
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,266,435
- Assets Total Fixed
- 164390
- Assets Own Use
- 164390
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,944,623
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £371,923
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,737,090
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 371923
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,726,718
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1266434
- Funds Restricted
- 470656
- Funds Total
- 1737090
- Count Employees
- 35
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 16 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 480957
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 380941
- Income Charitable Activities
- 22695390
- Income Investments
- 2173
- Income Other
- 116289
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 23675750
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £225,746
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £23,692,496
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 23918242
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 86471
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2300207
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 68148
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,124,414
- Assets Total Fixed
- 146244
- Assets Own Use
- 146244
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,959,477
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £253,011
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,852,710
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 253011
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,712,138
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1124414
- Funds Restricted
- 728296
- Funds Total
- 1852710
- Count Employees
- 27
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 21 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 354983
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 242528
- Income Charitable Activities
- 31470811
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 65482
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 32133804
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £188,413
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £31,985,680
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 32174093
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 74121
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1860246
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 37989
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,396,823
- Assets Total Fixed
- 93141
- Assets Own Use
- 93141
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,213,565
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £211,503
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,095,203
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 211503
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,713,983
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1396823
- Funds Restricted
- 698380
- Funds Total
- 2095203
- Count Employees
- 22
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 204
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- IN KIND DIRECT
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1996-02-06T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 30TH JANUARY 1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS PASSED ON THE 25TH MARCH 1997, 25TH FEBRUARY 1999, 8TH DECEMBER 1999, 2ND SEPTEMBER 2003, 23RD SEPTEMBER 2008 AND 24TH NOVEMBER 2008.
- Charitable Objects
- TO APPLY FUNDS OR MAKE DONATIONS TO OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, BY THE DISTRIBUTION OF DONATED GOODS.TO ENCOURAGE ENVIRONMENTALLY EFFICIENT, SUSTAINABLE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING PRACTICES THROUGH THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION AND/OR THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH AND/OR DEVELOPMENT RELATING TO WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 175113
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- GIFTS IN KIND UK LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 175141
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- IN KIND DIRECT LIMITED
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures