Reaching Higher

Analysis

Reaching Higher is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07266483). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Reaching Higher reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £626k to £1.1m (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Reaching Higher 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 One25 Limited (£1.1m), Age UK Barnsley (£1.1m) and Help on Your Doorstep (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81%, charitable activities 17% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 2.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £114k. Reserves of £578k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.