REACH TO TEACH

Registered charity 1121101 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The aim of the Charity is to improve primary education outcomes in India. Historically it worked in communities in Gujarat and focused on school improvement programmes. Building on this valuable field experience, the Charity now focuses on strengthening educational systems at the policy level by working with the education departments of state governments in India.

Objects

3. THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE OBJECTS) ARE:3.1 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AMONGST CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS IN INDIA3.2 TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF PERSONS LIVING IN INDIA3.3 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC URBAN AND RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN INDIA) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS3.3.1 THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP3.3.2 THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDING AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS3.3.3 THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR OR IN CHARITABLE OWNERSHIP PROVIDED SUCH POWER SHALL NOT EXTEND TO RELIEVING ANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES OR OTHER BODIES OF A STATUTORY DUTY TO PROVIDE OR IMPROVE HOUSING 3.3.4 THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES3.3.5 THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES.3.3.6 THE PROVISION OF HEALTHCARE AND CHILDCARE FACILITIES3.3.7 SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONIN ALL CASES PROVIDED THAT SUCH OBJECTS CONTAINED IN THIS CLAUSE 3..3 ARE IN THE OPINION OF THE CHARITY, INCIDENTAL OR ANCILLARY TO THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS IN INDIA.

Area of benefit: INDIA.

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

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£203k
Latest spending
£1.6m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £1,406,673 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £4,692,827 to £3,286,154. Per the trustees' report, the charity is winding down its operations and transferring its projects to the Reach to Teach Foundation, retaining only sufficient funds to cover minimal ongoing costs for at least two years.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed
“The potential impact of these plans indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the parent charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Reach to Teach Private Limited, R2T Overseas Limited
“The Indian subsidiary of the Charity, Reach to Teach Private Limited which previously delivered the Charity's projects in Gujarat and Haryana will be wound up in the next few months.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PKF Littlejohn LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed 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

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £130,001–£140,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£100,001–£110,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 2)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

Funders the charity credits

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£966k
Total spending
£2.3m
Cost of raising funds
£244k
Reserves (reported)
£159k
Employees
31

Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (43% 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: 25.3% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: India

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£203k£1.6m
31/03/2024£249k£2.1m
31/03/2023£966k£2.3m
31/03/2022£4.7m£1.7m
31/03/2021£5.0m£3.8m

Common questions

Is REACH TO TEACH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £1,406,673 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £4,692,827 to £3,286,154. Per the trustees' report, the charity is winding down its operations and transferring its projects to the Reach to Teach Foundation, retaining only sufficient funds to cover minimal ongoing costs for at least two years. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PKF Littlejohn LLP.

Who funds REACH TO TEACH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name REACH TO TEACH as a grant recipient include THE ECONOMIST CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ECONOMIST CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£9kStaff matching
THE ECONOMIST CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£9kStaff matching donations

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TEACH2TEACH INTERNATIONAL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
REACH TO TEACH£203k——unclear—material uncertainty
TEACH2TEACH INTERNATIONAL FY2025£198k—0unclear—no doubt
ASSISTED READING FOR CHILDREN FY2025£199k—0below—no doubt
TEACHERS' ENTERPRISE IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FY2025£87k—0above—no doubt
BACHCHOKA GHAR NASWADI FY2025£67k—0unclear—no doubt
REDEARTH EDUCATION FY2025£51k——above—no doubt

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