BREAKTHROUGH U.K. LTD

Registered charity 1078009 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The main aim of the charitable activities are to provide employment, training, information and services for disabled people.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£350k
Latest spending
£444k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £94,269 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £459,754 to £365,485. The trustees acknowledge that significant redundancies impacted organisational capacity, and the charity operates as a remote organisation. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts give a true and fair view and no matters were identified that would require further attention.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (78% of income)
Charitable activities Charitable activities 342,794
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 14
Included within the other debtors balance is an amount of £46,794, which is due from Equal Edge, a social enterprise company that has been set up within the year as the trading arm for the charity. The social enterprise has shares of £1, which is currently held by the Chair, David Coulter. The directors of the social enterprise are David Coulter, Terlumun Gasarah and Stacey Stanhope - all of whom have been trustees of the charity during the year. — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Equal Edge
Included within the other debtors balance is an amount of £46,794, which is due from Equal Edge, a social enterprise company that has been set up within the year as the trading arm for the charity. — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Breakthrough UK (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£727k
Total spending
£592k
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£499k
Employees
24

Reported reserves equal ~10.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bolton · Bury · Manchester City · Oldham · Rochdale · Salford City · Stockport · Tameside · Trafford · Wigan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£350k£444k
31/03/2024£442k£493k
31/03/2023£727k£592k
31/03/2022£569k£608k
31/03/2021£533k£430k

Common questions

Is BREAKTHROUGH U.K. LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £94,269 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £459,754 to £365,485. The trustees acknowledge that significant redundancies impacted organisational capacity, and the charity operates as a remote organisation. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts give a true and fair view and no matters were identified that would require further attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/03/2024£343kManchester Disability Collaborative
The National Lottery Community Fund12/01/2021£10kDigital Inclusion Pathway
Disability Action01/11/2020£11kNET Coronavirus Appeal Emergency Fund for Disabled People Organisations UK-wide
The National Lottery Community Fund25/06/2020£35kNorth Manchester Community Connecting - Covid-19 response
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2020£1kSocial Model of Disability Learning Events
UK government04/02/2019£10kWomen Side by Side
UK government01/04/2018£12kJourney to Employment (J2E) payments to DPULOs and VSOs (2018)
UK government01/04/2018£13kJourney to Employment (J2E) payments to DPULOs and VSOs (2018)
UK government01/04/2018£11kJourney to Employment (J2E) payments to DPULOs and VSOs (2018)
UK government01/04/2018£10kJourney to Employment (J2E) payments to DPULOs and VSOs (2018)
UK government01/04/2018£52kJourney to Employment (J2E) payments to DPULOs and VSOs (2018)
The National Lottery Community Fund05/10/2008£10kEngagement and Involvement of Disabled People
The National Lottery Community Fund19/09/2008£10kDisability Equality Training
The National Lottery Community Fund09/08/2006£500kIndependent Employment Advocacy Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund19/01/2006£5kTrain the Trainers
UK government£29kJobs to Employment (J2E) payments to DPULOs and VSOs)
UK government£31kJobs to Employment (J2E) payments to DPULOs and VSOs)
UK government£32kJobs to Employment (J2E) payments to DPULOs and VSOs)
UK government£29kJobs to Employment (J2E) payments to DPULOs and VSOs)
UK government£28kJobs to Employment (J2E) payments to DPULOs and VSOs)

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BREAKTHROUGH U.K. LTD£350k0unclearno doubt
BRUCE WAKE CHARITY FY2024£179k0unclearno doubt
BREAKTHROUGH - TRANSFORMATION TRUST FY2025£3.7m£60,001 - £70,0003unclearno doubt
BREAKING BARRIERS FY2024£3.6mabove19.0%no doubt
Integrating FY2025£334k0unclearno doubt
BASICS PLUS FY2025£862k0unclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.