Career Connect

Analysis

Career Connect is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in April 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04233289). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Career Connect reported income of £14.2m and spending of £14.8m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £9.9m to £14.2m (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Career Connect sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ellen Macarthur Foundation (£14.0m), The Chartered Institute of Building (£17.2m) and Fusion21 Foundation (£13.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and trading 2.2%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 1.6%. Reserves of £2.6m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 337 people.