Overall GiG Score: 22 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 10
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Award winner
  • Grant maker support: +10

UPREACH CHARITABLE COMPANY 

Overview

Upreach programmes are delivered through a range of tuition activities both in person and online that help disadvantaged young people at University gain employment. Though the COVID-19 pandemic has meant in-person tuition has been impacted this year, the charity was successfully able to transition programmes online. This included expert technical training and networking opportunities as well as other content in their a Assessed Virtual Internship Programme.

The charity is consistently hitting post graduation employment targets at higher than national average starting salaries. Over 90% of income excluding donated services is generated from employers and universities, which provides confidence in the sustainability of the model.

Source: Giving is Great

Mission:

Improving access to professional employment for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity is a recent Award Winner
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
Established: 9 years

www.upReach.org.uk

admin@upReach.org.uk

020 3096 7711

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/07/22£3,077£2,909£168£24£724£724368300
31/07/21£1,905£1,628£277£12£555£5554.142990
31/07/20£1,279£1,137£142£6£278£2782.928600
31/07/19£928£850£78£0£136£1361.919600
31/07/18£679£709£-31£0£58£58115207
31/07/17£448£391£57£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/16£266£248£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/15*£240£255£-15£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 60%
Liabilities/Income: 35%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2
Asset Split ?
Comment: Over 90% of income is received from partner employers and universities, whose funding has grown due to their continued delivery of positive programme results

Source: Giving is Great

What it does
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
upReach supports undergraduates from less-privileged backgrounds to secure graduate jobs and internships by running a needs-focused professional development programmes in partnership with foundations, universities and employers. Students are guided by Programme Co-ordinators who support them through practice online tests, mock interviews and CV reviews to prepare them for job applications. Video forums and skills workshops also develop essential soft skills, and professional mentoring and insight days give them the tools to face the professional world.
Who works here?
  • 68 employees
  • 300 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

Awards received
  • Charity Times 2019 Awards Charity of the Year, Income < £1m
  • Third Sector Awards 2022 Charity of the Year - Medium
Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Dulverton Trust£161,208
John Lyon's Charity£90,000
City Bridge Trust£47,565
The EQ Foundation£45,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Dulverton Trust - Programme Coordinators outside London April 2023 – March 2026
£121,708 08/02/2023
Programme Coordinators outside London April 2023 – March 2026
Dulverton Trust - Helping disadvantaged young people into top jobs - Big Give Christmas Challenge 2022
£4,500 08/02/2023
Helping disadvantaged young people into top jobs - Big Give Christmas Challenge 2022
The EQ Foundation - Grant to Upreach
£15,000 15/03/2022
Unrestricted
Dulverton Trust - Employability programme in Nottingham
£35,000 28/10/2021
Employability programme in Nottingham
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 08/10/2021
upReach Regional Expansion to Nottingham
The EQ Foundation - Grant to Upreach Charitable Company
£15,000 10/03/2021
Unrestricted
John Lyon's Charity - Main grant to UpReach Charitable Company
£90,000 18/06/2020
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upReach - Supporting students from less-advantaged backgrounds to reach their full career potential
City Bridge Trust - Grant to upReach Charitable Company
£47,565 22/05/2020
A grant of £47,565 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the appliciation, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
National Lottery Community Fund - Online employability support for disadvantaged young people during Covid-19
£10,000 07/05/2020
2
The funding will be used to run an online employability programme for disadvantaged young people. The project aims to increase the participants skills and job prospects to ensure they are not left ....more
The EQ Foundation - Grant to UPREACH CHARITABLE COMPANY
£15,000 26/03/2020
Unrestricted
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 26-69
Commentary:Board members include upReach Associates who have successfully completed programmes, providing opportunities for alumni to give back to the charity
  • KATY INGLE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Head Of Diversity And Inclusion
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/10/2014, number: 1158896
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/11/2012, number: 08300398
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR15: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from GROWING POINTS on 06/07/2023
Main office

Second Home
68-80 Hanbury Street
London
E1 5JL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:1) TO RELIEVE CHARITABLE NEED; AND2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION;PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING ADVICE, TRAINING, GUIDANCE, MENTORING AND SUPPORT TO UNDERGRADUATES AND GRADUATES WHO ARE IN NEED AND/OR DISADVANTAGED BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL BACKGROUND AND CONSEQUENTLY IN RELATIVE DISADVANTAGE IN RELATION TO PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THEIR POTENTIAL ACCESS TO AND SUCCESS IN PROFESSIONS IN THE FIELDS OF ACCOUNTING, ADVERTISING, BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE, CIVIL SERVICE, EDUCATION, ENGINEERING, FAST MOVING CONSUMER GOODS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, HR, INSURANCE, IT, JOURNALISM, LAW, MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY, MARKETING, MEDIA, PHARMACEUTICAL, PROPERTY, PUBLIC RELATIONS, PUBLISHING, RECRUITMENT, RESEARCH, THIRD SECTOR, UTILITIES AND SUCH OTHER FIELDS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase

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