THE RISE TRUST

Registered charity 1114446 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as REACH INCLUDE SUPPORT ENABLE

Providing social development support and activities for the North Wiltshire community - aged 2-19 years. Youth services for young people aged 9-19 years; Youth safe spaces; Youth detached support and activities; primary and secondary Alternative Provision; a pre-school setting; primary school mentoring; and volunteer opportunities.

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

Latest income
£401k
Latest spending
£553k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £152,127 for the year ended March 2025, following the loss of a major council contract which caused income to fall significantly from £1,192,843 to £400,991. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £500,408, which is above the stated policy target of £250,000, providing a buffer against future funding risks and operating deficits.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: twelve months of core salaries and overheads in reserve which we estimate would be around £250,000 (held: £500k)
Our reserves policy is to have twelve months of core salaries and overheads in reserve which we estimate would be around £250,000. — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
Donations from trustees totalled £200 (2024: £80). There were no other related party transactions during the year nor the prior year.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The RISE Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£613k
Employees
57

Reported reserves equal ~6.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£401k£553k
31/03/2024£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2023£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2022£1.2m£1.1m
31/03/2021£1.1m£1.0m

Common questions

Is THE RISE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £152,127 for the year ended March 2025, following the loss of a major council contract which caused income to fall significantly from £1,192,843 to £400,991. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £500,408, which is above the stated policy target of £250,000, providing a buffer against future funding risks and operating deficits. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE RISE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE RISE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, CHIPPENHAM WITH LANGLEY BURRELL.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund04/08/2023£8kMH increased Chippenham youth work and positive activities summer holidays
UK government£3kSupported Contact

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 R.I.S.E. (REFUGE, INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND EDUCATION).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE RISE TRUST£401k0unclearno doubt
R.I.S.E. (REFUGE, INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND EDUCATION) FY2025£907k0unclearno doubt
ISLE OF WIGHT YOUTH TRUST FY2025£1.3m£60,001 - £70,0001unclearno doubt
YOUTH WORKS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE FY2025£1.6m0aboveno doubt
EASTLEIGH YOUTH & COMMUNITY TRUST FY2024£505k0belowmaterial uncertainty
WOODTHORPE DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£307k0unclearno doubt

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