The Reach Foundation

Analysis

The Reach Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesex. It was registered in May 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06546261). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Reach Foundation reported income of £4.2m and spending of £3.1m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £4.8m to £4.2m (-11%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income dropped by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Reach Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cbuk26 (£4.2m), Coram Children's Legal Centre Limited (£4.2m) and Old Buckenham Hall (Brettenham) Educational Trust Ltd (£4.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 30 people.