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Registered charity · No. 1159512CIO

The Waste and Resources Action Programme

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The Waste and Resources Action Programme is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include environment/conservation/heritage.

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What are the key facts about The Waste and Resources Action Programme?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£28,738,915
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£29,542,416
Registered charity number
1159512
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Ground floor
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded
Website
www.wrap.ngo

Quick answer

The Waste and Resources Action Programme (number 1159512) 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 The Waste and Resources Action Programme do?

WRAP's vision is a thriving world in which climate change is no longer a problem. WRAP's mission is to make the world a more sustainable place. We bring people together, we act on the facts and we drive change. Our core purpose is to help tackle climate change and protect our planet by changing the way things are produced, consumed and disposed of.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Waste and Resources Action Programme

Answers The Waste and Resources Action Programme gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The Waste and Resources Action Programme's highest-paid staff paid?

The Waste and Resources Action Programme's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 35 employees paid more than £60,000, including 9 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£150,001–£200,0001
£120,001–£130,0001
£110,001–£120,0003
£100,001–£110,0004
£90,001–£100,0001
£80,001–£90,0003
£70,001–£80,0006
£60,001–£70,00016

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does The Waste and Resources Action Programme's money come from?

The Waste and Resources Action Programme reported £29m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £27m (94%), trading and fundraising events £864k (3%), investments £647k (2%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£27m · 94%
  • Trading and fundraising events£864k · 3%
  • Investments£647k · 2%
  • Donations and legacies£136k · 0%

Does The Waste and Resources Action Programme receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for The Waste and Resources Action Programme. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

The Waste and Resources Action Programme reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record The Waste and Resources Action Programme as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

The Waste and Resources Action Programme's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for acting as a trustee). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Also known as
Wrap
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Northern Ireland

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.

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 The Waste and Resources Action Programme registered for?

Environment/conservation/heritage

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Waste and Resources Action Programme yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Waste and Resources Action Programme. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Waste and Resources Action Programme a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Waste and Resources Action Programme as a registered charity (number 1159512) 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 The Waste and Resources Action Programme's charity number?
The Waste and Resources Action Programme's charity number is 1159512. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1159512?
Search 1159512 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Waste and Resources Action Programme do?
WRAP's vision is a thriving world in which climate change is no longer a problem. WRAP's mission is to make the world a more sustainable place. We bring people together, we act on the facts and we drive change. Our core purpose is to help tackle climate change and protect our planet by changing the way things are produced, consumed and disposed of.
Does The Waste and Resources Action Programme have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Waste and Resources Action Programme. 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 The Waste and Resources Action Programme?
The Waste and Resources Action Programme's website listed in our register data is http://www.wrap.ngo. 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 The Waste and Resources Action Programme's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Waste and Resources Action Programme's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 35 employees paid more than £60,000, including 9 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (1 employee). 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.
Where does The Waste and Resources Action Programme's money come from?
The Waste and Resources Action Programme reported £29m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £27m (94%), trading and fundraising events £864k (3%), investments £647k (2%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Waste and Resources Action Programme?
The register does not record The Waste and Resources Action Programme as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Waste and Resources Action Programme's trustees paid?
The Waste and Resources Action Programme's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for acting as a trustee). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was The Waste and Resources Action Programme registered as a charity?
The Waste and Resources Action Programme was entered on the register on 5 December 2014.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.