URBAN PARTNERSHIP GROUP

Registered charity 1092258 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UPG

A holistic model of regeneration and social provision providing Children Centre, parenting, youth, employment support, careers advice and guidance, leisure, health and fitness + sports provision, volunteering and support services for the elderly plus collaborative working with other third sector and statutory agencies in the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham and surrounding areas.

Objects

1 TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:-(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE;(B) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS OR TO EXISTING BUSINESSES;(C) THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS.2 TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM AND SURROUNDING AREA IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.3 TO RELIEVE POVERTY, ADVANCE EDUCATION, ASSIST IN THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE PREVENTION OF YOUTH CRIME, IN PART BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS.

Area of benefit: PRINCIPALLY LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £264,984, which is below the trustees' stated aspiration of holding at least six months of operating costs. The trustees report that budget pressures, rising operational costs, and funding constraints remain central concerns for the charity's financial resilience.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least six months or more operating costs (reserves figure: £265k)
“It is always an aspiration to have at least six months or more operating costs readily available as reserves” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Ms Vallon Leitao received remuneration of £45,000 as Children's Centre Manager.
“The Related Party transactions to be reported are the Contract of Employment for Ms Vallon Leitao, a Trustee who is on the Board as required by Ofsted, as the Children’s Centre Manager at a Salary of £45,000.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Ms Vallon Leitao, a Trustee, is employed as Children’s Centre Manager at a salary of £45,000.
“The Related Party transactions to be reported are the Contract of Employment for Ms Vallon Leitao, a Trustee who is on the Board as required by Ofsted, as the Children’s Centre Manager at a Salary of £45,000.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Elliot, Woolfe & Rose Audit and Advisory Services LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 157
  • Government income: £833,263 — contracts £707,428 (5), grants £125,835 (3); 59% of the £1,406,939 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 92
  • Government income: £985,974 — contracts £831,183 (5), grants £154,791 (3); 70% of the £1,416,207 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 100
  • Government income: £1,207,170 — contracts £1,074,170 (9), grants £133,000 (1); 69% of the £1,753,770 total gross income on the same return
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2024 (received 12/02/2025, 12 days after the 31/01/2025 due date); year ending 31/03/2023 (received 15/02/2024, 15 days after the 31/01/2024 due date); year ending 31/03/2022 (received 01/02/2023, 1 day after the 31/01/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

What the charity says about itself (2024/25)

From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

The report covers the period 2024-2025, as indicated by the financial figures section '2024 – 2025' and the title 'annual report 2025'.
“OVER 3000 families received low-level support by our Outreach Team”
Specific number of youth club members supported.
“246 Youth Club Members provided with a meal through Fit ‘N Fed”
Specific number of sessions delivered to under 5s.
“OVER 923 sessions delivered to the under 5's”

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — URBAN PARTNERSHIP GROUP (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£91k
Employees
35

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (50% 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: 84.7% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.3%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hammersmith And Fulham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.4m£1.3m
31/03/2024£1.4m£1.4m
31/03/2023£1.8m£1.8m
31/03/2022£1.7m£1.9m
31/03/2021£1.9m£2.0m

Common questions

Is URBAN PARTNERSHIP GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £264,984, which is below the trustees' stated aspiration of holding at least six months of operating costs. The trustees report that budget pressures, rising operational costs, and funding constraints remain central concerns for the charity's financial resilience. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Elliot, Woolfe & Rose Audit and Advisory Services LLP.

Who funds URBAN PARTNERSHIP GROUP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name URBAN PARTNERSHIP GROUP as a grant recipient include HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIES, JOHN LYON'S CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIESFY2025£15kThis grant will fund the 13-week Strengthening Families programme to support families and strengthen connections through practical strategies. This pilot progra
HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIESFY2022£9kA programme of activities for older people from White City and Wormholt.
JOHN LYON'S CHARITYFY2025£5kthe Masbro Youth Club - ACE Project (Seniors Half Term Projects)
HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIESFY2023£500This is to contribute towards core running costs.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation28/09/2023£100kGrant to Urban Partnership Group
The National Lottery Community Fund15/10/2021£9kCultural Flavours
City Bridge Foundation26/03/2020£150kGrant to Urban Partnership Group
City Bridge Foundation10/04/2019£4kEco audit to Urban Partnership Group
City Bridge Foundation07/10/2015£26kGrant to Urban Partnership Group
The National Lottery Community Fund23/02/2015£270kConfident Parent Happy Child
City Bridge Foundation06/06/2013£52kGrant to Urban Partnership Group
The National Lottery Community Fund14/09/2011£300kThe Parenting Partnership
The National Lottery Community Fund11/03/2011£10kBLT/GPI White City area
The National Lottery Community Fund01/07/2010£9kThe Bush Festival
City Bridge Foundation04/06/2009£25kGrant to Urban Partnership Group
The National Lottery Community Fund08/01/2009£55kMasbroMoto

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with URBAN SYNERGY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
URBAN PARTNERSHIP GROUP£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
URBAN SYNERGY FY2025£540k—0unclear—no doubt
Urban Promise UK FY2025£129k—0within—no doubt
URBAN COMMUNITY PROJECTS FY2025£66k—0unclear—no doubt
HUB COMMUNITY PROJECT FY2025£73k—0unclear—no doubt
PARTNERSHIP FOR GROWTH FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt

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