CITY GATEWAY LIMITED

Registered charity 1078360 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CITY GATEWAY

At City Gateway, we imagine a society where everyone reaches their full potential; where the future is not defined by the past or determined by the place a person starts. We offer 1-2-1 support, training courses, Traineeships and Apprenticeships for disadvantaged young people, and give young people vital experience, much needed confidence and essential skills to ready them for the workplace.

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Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £18,463 for the year ended 31 August 2023, with total income of £1.4 million. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £162,000, which corresponds to 1.4 months of expenditure, while the stated reserves policy aims to maintain sufficient cash to cover at least 3 months of future expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £162k)
“Our reserves policy is to aim to maintain sufficient cash reserves to cover at least 3 months future expenditure.” — page 9
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Forvis Mazars LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2023)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.4m
Reserves (reported)
£172k
Employees
23

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (68% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025——
31/08/2024——
31/08/2023£1.4m£1.4m
31/08/2022£1.7m£1.6m
31/08/2021£1.6m£1.6m

Common questions

Is CITY GATEWAY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £18,463 for the year ended 31 August 2023, with total income of £1.4 million. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £162,000, which corresponds to 1.4 months of expenditure, while the stated reserves policy aims to maintain sufficient cash to cover at least 3 months of future expenditure. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Forvis Mazars LLP.

Who funds CITY GATEWAY LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CITY GATEWAY LIMITED as a grant recipient include IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION, UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation, MAN GROUP PLC CHARITABLE TRUST, THE CHILDHOOD TRUST, CINVEN FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATIONFY2021£486k
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£381kGrants payable to portfolio charities
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£375kGrant funding to portfolio charities
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£325kGrants to Impetus portfolio partners
UBS UK Donor-Advised FoundationFY2021£50k
MAN GROUP PLC CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£50k
MAN GROUP PLC CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£50k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUSTFY2023£50k
MAN GROUP PLC CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£45k
CINVEN FOUNDATIONFY2022£25k
CINVEN FOUNDATIONFY2021£25k
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2023£25kRoute to Employment programme
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2024£10kGeneral
THE TOBACCO PIPE MAKERS AND TOBACCO TRADE BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2025£5kyouth
THE CHILDHOOD TRUSTFY2024£4k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable TrustFY2022£3k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2022£3kYouth
The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable TrustFY2025£2k
LONDON CATALYSTFY2023£2kThe Magpie Project
LONDON CATALYSTFY2022£1k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2024£1kPoverty
THE DWF FOUNDATIONFY2024£575
THE CHILDHOOD TRUSTFY2022£90

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/05/2021£10kBright Starts
The National Lottery Community Fund24/02/2020£10kReaching Potential
Greater London Authority08/04/2015£45kGrant to City Gateway
City Bridge Foundation09/05/2013£127kGrant to City Gateway
The National Lottery Community Fund12/01/2012£10kMyFamilyGateway
The National Lottery Community Fund22/01/2010£10kCity Gateway's learning and support hub
The National Lottery Community Fund10/08/2006£5kMultimedia Outreach Bus

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GATEWAY QUALIFICATIONS LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CITY GATEWAY LIMITED£1.4m——unclear—no doubt
GATEWAY QUALIFICATIONS LIMITED FY2025£6.2m——above—no doubt
GATEWAY (EDUCATION & CHILDCARE) TRUST LIMITED FY2025£875k—0below—no doubt
CITY GATE FOUNDATION FY2024£115k—0unclear—no doubt
GATEWAY (YORK) CIO FY2025£419k—0unclear—no doubt
GATE WAY TRUST FY2025£480k—0below—not going concern

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