Upbeat Communities Ltd

Analysis

Upbeat Communities Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in July 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, economic/community development/employment and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05648977). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Upbeat Communities Ltd reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.4m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £424k to £1.5m (+254%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Upbeat Communities Ltd sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Kingsborough Centre (£1.5m), Bristol Law Centre (£1.5m) and Staffordshire South West Citizens Advice Bureau (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 47%, donations and legacies 27% and trading 26%. Charitable activities took 71% of spending and raising funds 29%. Reserves of £415k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 54 people.