Registered charity · No. 1128848Charitable company
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Restart Lives
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Restart Lives is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing.
Restart Lives (number 1128848) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Restart Lives do?
RESTART LIVES' objectives are to help London's homeless break the cycle of homelessness, to move from the streets, confront the issues obstructing their futures and return to society as empowered, resilient human beings in employment and living independently in their own accommodation.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Restart Lives
Answers Restart Lives gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 28 February 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Restart Lives's highest-paid staff paid?
Restart Lives's annual return for the year ending 28 February 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Restart Lives as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Restart Lives's annual return for the year ending 28 February 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Restart Lives registered for?
Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAccommodation/housing
Why is there no Clarity Score for Restart Lives yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Restart Lives.
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The register data used for this profile lists Restart Lives as a registered charity (number 1128848) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Restart Lives's charity number?
Restart Lives's charity number is 1128848. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1128848?
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What does Restart Lives do?
RESTART LIVES' objectives are to help London's homeless break the cycle of homelessness, to move from the streets, confront the issues obstructing their futures and return to society as empowered, resilient human beings in employment and living independently in their own accommodation.
Does Restart Lives have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Restart Lives. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Restart Lives?
Restart Lives's website listed in our register data is http://www.restartlives.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Restart Lives's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Restart Lives's annual return for the year ending 28 February 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Restart Lives?
The register records Restart Lives as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Restart Lives's trustees paid?
Restart Lives's annual return for the year ending 28 February 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
What was Restart Lives previously called?
The register lists these previous names for Restart Lives: Astell Foundation; Restart (Www.restartlives.org) Limited.
When was Restart Lives registered as a charity?
Restart Lives was entered on the register on 27 March 2009. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 06807567).