Reach Trust

Analysis

Reach Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in May 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03971567). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Reach Trust reported income of £1.0m and spending of £1.2m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £857k to £1.0m (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Reach Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Barkantine Community Nursery (£1.0m), Sutton Borough Volunteer Bureau (£1.0m) and The E C Roberts Centre (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 46%, trading 44% and charitable activities 8.3%. Charitable activities took 72% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £166k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.