REACHING THE UNREACHED
TO RELIEVE POVERTY, ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROTECT HEALTH AMONGST PERSONS LIVING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (PARTICULARLY IN RESPECT OF REFUGEES AND THOSE LIVING IN RURAL AREAS)
Objects
TO RELIEVE POVERTY, ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROTECT HEALTH AMONGST PERSONS LIVING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (PARTICULARLY IN RESPECT OF REFUGEES AND THOSE LIVING IN RURAL AREAS)
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income increased to £773,110, driven by a significant rise in legacy income, while expenditure on charitable activities remained high. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £325,601, which the trustees note equate to 5.5 months of projected running costs, satisfying their policy to cover between six to twelve months of expenditure. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and sufficient to meet commitments for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
“The Reserves Policy has been set to cover between six to twelve months of projected expenditure” — page 17
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 20
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 40
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 40
- Grant-making is its main activity
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 04217700 · Financial health read from its filings
Company officers (Companies House)
- TOMLINSON, Alison on trustee list
- HENRY, Sean Blair Justin on trustee list
- BRACKENRIDGE, Kenneth William Arthur on trustee list
- MOORE, Andrew Gregory on trustee list
- DAVIES, Margaret on trustee list
- DEENEY, John Michael not on trustee list
- PRESTON, Scott on trustee list
- PLAYFAIR, James Ronald, Dr on trustee list
- WILLIAMS, Thomas Christie on trustee list
- HOULDEN, Marinda
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (11/12/2024)
Trustees
- ANDREW GREGORY MOORE
- Alison Tomlinson
- BR JOHN MICHAEL DEENEY FSC
- Dr JAMES PLAYFAIR
- Dr THOMAS WILLIAMS
- Kenneth Brackenridge
- MARGARET DAVIES
- MAXWELL JOHN PHILBRICK
- SCOTT PRESTON
- Sean Blair Justin Henry
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £773k | £703k |
| 31/03/2024 | £583k | £640k |
| 31/03/2023 | £605k | £652k |
| 31/03/2022 | £601k | £500k |
| 31/03/2021 | £546k | £430k |
Common questions
Is REACHING THE UNREACHED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £773,110, driven by a significant rise in legacy income, while expenditure on charitable activities remained high. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £325,601, which the trustees note equate to 5.5 months of projected running costs, satisfying their policy to cover between six to twelve months of expenditure. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and sufficient to meet commitments for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds REACHING THE UNREACHED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name REACHING THE UNREACHED as a grant recipient include EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION, THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION, ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE BEATRICE GILMORE CHARITABLE TRUST, MERCURY PHOENIX TRUST.
Known funders
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE BLYTH CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £125k |
| LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND) | 1 | £41k |
| THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £40k |
| CHK Foundation | 1 | £30k |
| THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £15k |
| THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY | 1 | £14k |
| THE THOMAS BRINGTON FOUNDATION | 1 | £14k |
| THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
Charities like this
- THE REVERE CHARITABLE TRUST
- OPERATION REACH
- CHARITIES ADMINISTERED BY THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FOUNDERS
- ACCOMMODATION CONCERN
- GLOBAL REACH
- CRITICAL SUPPORT
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REACHING THE UNREACHED | £773k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE REVERE CHARITABLE TRUST | £271k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| OPERATION REACH | £61k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHARITIES ADMINISTERED BY THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FOUNDERS | £99k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| ACCOMMODATION CONCERN | £1.9m | £60,001 - £70,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GLOBAL REACH | £712k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |