01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 19 October 1998
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02435729
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £734,716
- Latest expenditure
- £776,921
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: RECOUP LIMITED, 1 THE METRO CENTRE, WELBECK WAY, WOODSTON, PETERBOROUGH, PE2 7UH
Website recorded by the regulator: www.recoup.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To promote and facilitate plastics packaging recycling, to advance public education as to the provision and development of efficient plastics recycling schemes and to further educate those who are or may become involved or interested in all aspects of the same. To research, survey and assemble information connected with plastics packaging recycling and publish the results.
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
- 25 August 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £734,716
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £776,921
- 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
- 21 August 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £755,747
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £743,827
- 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
- 14 August 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £649,652
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £929,788
- 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
- 10 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £978,447
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £931,805
- 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
- 12 September 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £845,085
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £648,632
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
- 25 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £734,716
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £776,921
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- 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
- 21 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £755,747
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £743,827
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £7
- Income From Government Contracts
- 20000
- Income From Government Grants
- £4,536
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- No
- 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
- 14 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £649,652
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £929,788
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 10
- 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
- 10 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £978,447
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £931,805
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- 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
- 12 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £845,085
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £648,632
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- 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
- 25 August 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 734716
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 356
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 735072
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £761,065
- Expenditure Other
- 15856
- Expenditure Total
- 776921
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £24,772
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1
- Assets Own Use
- 1
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £205,799
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £230,572
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£24,772
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 230572
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £50,636
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -61172
- Funds Restricted
- 36400
- Funds Total
- -24772
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only 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
- 21 August 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 754739
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 1008
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 755747
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £734,488
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £0
- Expenditure Other
- 9339
- Expenditure Total
- 743827
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £10,801
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1
- Assets Own Use
- 1
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £187,338
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £169,906
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £17,433
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 169906
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £27,083
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 10801
- Funds Restricted
- 6632
- Funds Total
- 17433
- Count Employees
- 17
- Charity Only 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
- 14 August 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 647168
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 2484
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 649652
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £914,161
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £0
- Expenditure Other
- 15627
- Expenditure Total
- 929788
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 4695
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 219316
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £41,987
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £133,299
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £127,787
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,513
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 127787
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £49,379
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -41987
- Funds Restricted
- 47500
- Funds Total
- 5513
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only 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
- 10 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 545488
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 78874
- Income Investments
- 394
- Income Other
- 353691
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 978447
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £47,796
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £884,009
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 931805
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £60,001
- Assets Total Fixed
- 24
- Assets Own Use
- 24
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £449,088
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £163,462
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £285,650
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 163462
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £329,102
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 60001
- Funds Restricted
- 225649
- Funds Total
- 285650
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only 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
- 12 September 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 819081
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 25938
- Income Investments
- 66
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 845085
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £39,239
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £609,393
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 648632
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 47465
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £20,244
- Assets Total Fixed
- 23
- Assets Own Use
- 22
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £392,691
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £153,706
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £239,008
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 153706
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £314,128
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 20244
- Funds Restricted
- 218764
- Funds Total
- 239008
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- RECYCLING OF USED PLASTICS LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1998-10-19T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 24 OCTOBER 1989 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 5 AUGUST 1998. CERTIFICATES OF INCORPORATION OF CHANGES OF NAME DATED 15 NOVEMBER 1989, 13 FEBRUARY 1990 AND 24 DECEMBER 2001. as amended on 17 Nov 2020 as amended on 23 Jul 2024
- Charitable Objects
- To advance the education of the public on the subject of plastic circular economy, resource efficiency, recycling and re-use so as to protect the environment.To preserve and protect the physical and natural environment for the public benefit through the promotion of reduction, re-use and recycling of plastics.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 328791
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- RECYCLING OF USED PLASTIC (CONTAINERS) LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 328788
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- RECOUP LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 328770
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- RECOUP
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures