THE UK CAREER ACADEMY FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1092891 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC043678 (OSCR)
The UK Career Academy Foundation leads and supports a national movement of employers, schools and colleges, working to raise the aspirations of 16-19 year olds who are considering a career in business.
Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted general funds increased to £459,694, exceeding the trustees' stated reserves policy target of three months of projected unrestricted operating costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £76,749 for the year, with total net assets rising to £474,617, indicating stable liquidity and operational resilience.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of projected unrestricted operating costs (held: £460k)
“The Trustees believe it is prudent for the charity to maintain a minimum level of financial reserves equivalent to three months of projected unrestricted operating costs.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by RSM UK Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The UK Career Academy Foundation (Career Ready) (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Anne Wexelstein — Co-CEO (interim) (source)
- Sian Robertson — Co-CEO (interim) (source)
- James Bardrick — Chair (source)
- Tokunbo Ajasa-Oluwa — CEO (source)
- Christine Neubeiser — Director of Income Generation (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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.
- STEWART, John William — director, appointed 29/01/2026on trustee list
- MINNICAN, Ruth — director, appointed 29/01/2026on trustee list
- O'HARA, Daniel — director, appointed 29/01/2026on trustee list
- RAYNER, Alison Jane — director, appointed 29/01/2026on trustee list
- SMILEY, Mark Richard — director, appointed 29/01/2026on trustee list
- SAVANI, Shilpen Suryakant — director, appointed 19/05/2022on trustee list
- MACLEOD, Mary — director, appointed 04/10/2018on trustee list
- COLE, Olivia Louise — director, appointed 19/10/2016on trustee list
- BARDRICK, James David Kempster — director, appointed 29/09/2011on trustee list
- ROBERTSON, Sian — secretary, appointed 06/08/2026
- DAVIDSON, Jane — secretary, appointed 01/10/2025
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£409k
Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (72% 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: 14.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (20/10/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- JAMES DAVID KEMPSTER BARDRICKchair
- Alison Rayner
- Daniel O'Hara
- John Stewart
- MARY MACLEOD · trustee of 2 other charities
- Mark Smiley
- Olivia Louise Cole
- Ruth Minnican
- Shilpen Suryakant Savani
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE UK CAREER ACADEMY FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted general funds increased to £459,694, exceeding the trustees' stated reserves policy target of three months of projected unrestricted operating costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £76,749 for the year, with total net assets rising to £474,617, indicating stable liquidity and operational resilience. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by RSM UK Audit LLP.
Who funds THE UK CAREER ACADEMY FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE UK CAREER ACADEMY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include BUPA FOUNDATION, THE ESPRIT FOUNDATION, Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust.
Known funders
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