REACT — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 9 January 1990
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income: £759,211
Latest expenditure: £747,023
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: REACT, Building 3, Chiswick Park, 566 Chiswick High Road, LONDON, W4 5YA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.reactcharity.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

REACT WORKS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE BY PROVIDING BASIC ESSENTIAL AID AND EQUIPMENT TO FAMILIES CARING FOR A CHILD LIVING WITH A LIFE -LIMITED ILLNESS.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 14 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 14 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £759,211
Total Gross Expenditure: £747,023

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 23 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 23 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £750,683
Total Gross Expenditure: £775,202

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 26 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 26 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £695,291
Total Gross Expenditure: £753,837

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 14 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 14 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £687,546
Total Gross Expenditure: £701,851

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 15 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 15 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £593,278
Total Gross Expenditure: £646,366

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 14 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £759,211
Total Gross Expenditure: £747,023
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 23 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £750,683
Total Gross Expenditure: £775,202
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 26 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £695,291
Total Gross Expenditure: £753,837
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £687,546
Total Gross Expenditure: £701,851
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 139

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 15 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £593,278
Total Gross Expenditure: £646,366
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 130

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 14 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 751586
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1625
Income Other: 6000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 759211
Income Legacies: 11000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £70,616
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £676,407
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 747023
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 12000
Expenditure Support Costs: 262558
Expenditure Depreciation: 58388
Gain Loss Investment: 16413
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £379,953
Assets Total Fixed: 576822
Assets Own Use: 287640
Assets Long Term Investment: 289182
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £233,742
Assets Total Liabilities: £15,766
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £794,798
Creditors One Year Total Current: 15766
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £233,325
Funds Endowment: 289182
Funds Unrestricted: 379953
Funds Restricted: 125663
Funds Total: 794798
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 23 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 715034
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 5787
Income Other: 4616
Income Total Income And Endowments: 725437
Income Legacies: 11721
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £76,083
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £699,119
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 775202
Expenditure Investment Management: 3702
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9000
Expenditure Support Costs: 257872
Expenditure Depreciation: 24589
Gain Loss Investment: 26643
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 25246
Gain Loss Other: -13062
Reserves: £278,593
Assets Total Fixed: 547063
Assets Own Use: 219517
Assets Long Term Investment: 327546
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £224,080
Assets Total Liabilities: £21,076
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £750,067
Creditors One Year Total Current: 21076
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £223,683
Funds Endowment: 327546
Funds Unrestricted: 278593
Funds Restricted: 143928
Funds Total: 750067
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 26 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 684245
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 11046
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 695291
Income Legacies: 26752
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £44,157
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £709,680
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 753837
Expenditure Investment Management: 8695
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7000
Expenditure Support Costs: 301899
Expenditure Depreciation: 2482
Gain Loss Investment: 7963
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 23039
Reserves: £309,346
Assets Total Fixed: 491956
Assets Own Use: 77700
Assets Long Term Investment: 414256
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £327,305
Assets Total Liabilities: £58,256
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £761,005
Creditors One Year Total Current: 58256
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £326,919
Funds Endowment: 414256
Funds Unrestricted: 309346
Funds Restricted: 37403
Funds Total: 761005
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 680959
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 5654
Income Other: 933
Income Total Income And Endowments: 687546
Income Legacies: 89319
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £45,533
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £656,318
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 701851
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3182
Expenditure Support Costs: 269522
Expenditure Depreciation: 2482
Gain Loss Investment: -11763
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £450,217
Assets Total Fixed: 429675
Assets Own Use: 6168
Assets Long Term Investment: 423507
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £367,421
Assets Total Liabilities: £8,547
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £788,549
Creditors One Year Total Current: 8547
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £366,949
Funds Endowment: 338332
Funds Unrestricted: 450217
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 788549
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 15 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 593031
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 247
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 593278
Income Legacies: 5100
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £46,893
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £599,473
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 646366
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 267226
Expenditure Depreciation: 3768
Gain Loss Investment: 24494
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £463,708
Assets Total Fixed: 441909
Assets Own Use: 8650
Assets Long Term Investment: 433259
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £380,149
Assets Total Liabilities: £7,440
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £814,618
Creditors One Year Total Current: 7440
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £379,722
Funds Endowment: 350910
Funds Unrestricted: 432605
Funds Restricted: 31103
Funds Total: 814618
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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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: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: REACT
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1990-01-09T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 7 NOVEMBER 1989 AS VARIED BY A SUPPLEMENTAL DEEDS DATED 31 OCTOBER 1990 AS VARIED BY DEEDS 25 AUGUST 1996, 31 MAY 1997, 8 AUGUST 2002, 31 JULY 2003 AND 9 AUGUST 2006, 25 FEBRUARY 2010 AND RESOLUTION DATED 13 SEPTEMBER 2010.AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 04/03/2015
Charitable Objects: (I)TO RELIEVE SICKNESS BY PROMOTING THE IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CARE OF PERSONS, IN PARTICULAR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, SUFFERING FROM POTENTIALLY TERMINAL ILLNESS. (II) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS BY PROMOTING THE IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CARE OF PERSONS, IN PARTICULAR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, SUFFERING FROM POTENTIALLY TERMINAL ILLNESS AND THE SUPPORT OF THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILIES; (III) TO CONDUCT OR PROMOTE THE EDUCATION TRAINING AND RESEARCH INTO THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH PERSONS AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH; AND (IV) THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES TO ASSIST IN THE TREATMENT OR CARE OF SUCH PERSONS WHEN, IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES, SUCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES WILL NOT BE PROVIDED BY A HEALTH AUTHORITY OR A LOCAL AUTHORITY(V) TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN CONNECTION WITH THE PAYMENT OF FUNERAL AND ASSOCIATED EXPENSES IN RESPECT OF THE FUNERALS OF VICTIMS OF POTENTIALLY TERMINAL ILLNESS, WHERE IT APPEARS THAT THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE MAKE IT REASONABLE TO PROVIDE SUCH FINANCIAL SUPPORT (VI)TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY PROVIDING ACCOMMODATION AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES AND ASSISTANCE IN CONNECTION WITH HOLIDAYS OR BREAKS FOR THOSE WHO NORMALLY CARE FOR THOSE SUFFERING FROM POTENTIALLY TERMINAL ILLNESS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILIES (INCLUDING SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE RECENTLY CEASED SO CARING FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF A VICTIM OF POTENTIALLY TERMINAL ILLNESS) WHERE IT APPEARS THAT THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE MAKE IT REASONABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO THIS OBJECT.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 31833
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: REACT

Charity Name Id: 31835
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND AID FOR CHILDREN WITH POTENTIALLY TERMINAL ILLNESS

Charity Name Id: 31829
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: RAPID EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN WITH POTENTIALLY TERMINAL ILLNESS

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Conflicting interests