United by 2022 Charity
Analysis
United by 2022 Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in March 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 13274864). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, United by 2022 Charity reported income of £3.4m and spending of £3.2m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £229k to £3.4m (+1394%), an average of +146% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 399%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.
Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, United by 2022 Charity 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Voluntary Action Rotherham (£3.3m), Springboard Sunderland Trust (£3.4m) and Training and Development Resource Limited (£3.3m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93% and donations and legacies 5.7%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £790k. Reserves of £454k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 5.7%
- Charitable activities 93%
- Trading 0.1%
- Investments 0.7%
- Other 0.0%
In the charity's own words
United By 2022 is the legacy charity born from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Our activities are mostly in the West Midlands and provide community work experience opportunities for young people experiencing disadvantages, build capacity in community organisations, supply local volunteers to civic, cultural and sports events taking place in the region.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Voluntary Action Rotherham | Rotherham | £3.3m |
| Springboard Sunderland Trust | Sunderland | £3.4m |
| Training and Development Resource Limited | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £3.3m |
| Transforming Lives for Good (TLG) Ltd | Bradford | £3.5m |