Reaching the Unreached

Analysis

Reaching the Unreached is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Fordingbridge. It was registered in March 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04217700). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Reaching the Unreached reported income of £773k and spending of £703k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £546k to £773k (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Reaching the Unreached sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Preston Ribble Methodist Circuit (£773k), Emmaus Dover Ltd (£774k) and Kollel Gaon Yaakov (£773k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 2.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £182k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 3.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £534k. Reserves of £676k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate.