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Urban Promise UK

Registered charity 1130398 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MESSAGE WORKS TRUST

Providing out of school activities and care for children and teens within their local community, including career development, educational support, holistic well being and personal and spiritual mentoring.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£129k
Latest spending
£117k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £12,439 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £129,258 against expenditure of £116,820. Free reserves stood at £26,076, which the trustees consider sufficient against their policy target of one to three months' operating costs. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue providing services.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one to three months of operating costs (held: £26k)
“holding reserves of a minimum of one month's operating costs and a maximum of three month's operating costs is currently sufficient.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Kelly Maxted and Luke Maxted received salaries of £28,000 each.
“Kelly and Luke Maxted, both trustees and directors, were employed for the year (from 16 May 2023), each receiving a salary of £28,000 for the year (2024 - £24,500).” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Kelly Maxted and Luke Maxted, who are trustees and directors, received salaries.
“Kelly and Luke Maxted, both trustees and directors, were employed for the year (from 16 May 2023), each receiving a salary of £28,000 for the year (2024 - £24,500).” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: The document states trustees had to step back for personal reasons, including ill health, affecting the consistency of formal meetings, and they are seeking new trustees for secretary and treasurer roles.
“This year some of our trustees had to step back for personal reasons, including ill health, two of those being the trustees that took the role of secretary and treasurer. This has affected the consistency of our formal meetings however we have used the allowance for electronic meetings in our governing document to ensure that we meet our statutory obligations.” — page 5
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 — Urban Promise UK (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£129k£117k
31/03/2024£73k£79k
31/03/2023£69k£59k
31/03/2022£7k£1k
31/03/2021£2k£820

Common questions

Is Urban Promise UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £12,439 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £129,258 against expenditure of £116,820. Free reserves stood at £26,076, which the trustees consider sufficient against their policy target of one to three months' operating costs. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue providing services. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.