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Upreach Charitable Company

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1158896LondonPoverty relief
Income£4.7m2025-07-31
Spending£4.5msame year
Spent / received96%5-year average
Size in its cause98th pctPoverty relief
Registered2014Charitable company
Employees82latest return

Analysis

Upreach Charitable Company is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08300398). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Upreach Charitable Company reported income of £4.7m and spending of £4.5m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £4.7m (+146%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Upreach Charitable Company sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Audacious Church (£4.7m), Leeds Women's Aid (£4.7m) and Act on Energy (£4.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 78% and charitable activities 22%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.1%. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 82 people.

Income and spending

£0£1.2m£2.3m£3.5m£4.7m2021 Income: £1,904,8772021 Spending: £1,627,86920212022 Income: £3,077,0462022 Spending: £2,908,64320222023 Income: £3,798,7562023 Spending: £3,854,77020232024 Income: £4,176,8012024 Spending: £4,037,69120242025 Income: £4,685,4602025 Spending: £4,481,5942025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 78%
  • Charitable activities 22%
  • Investments 0.4%

In the charity's own words

upReach supports undergraduates from less-privileged backgrounds to secure graduate jobs and internships by running a needs-focused professional development programme in partnership with foundations, universities and employers.

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Act on EnergyWarwickshire£4.7m
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