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CAREER CONNECT

Registered charity 1141077 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GMCP, GREATER MERSEYSIDE CONNEXIONS PARTNERSHIP

Career Connect's Vision is a society where every individual realises their full potential.Our Mission is to drive social mobility by enabling more people to access and succeed in education, training and employment.

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Latest income
£14.2m
Latest spending
£14.8m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group reported a net deficit of £543k for the year, contrasting with a surplus in the prior period, though cash reserves remain strong at £4,030k. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £6.8m are within the stated policy range of £3.5m to £7m, providing adequate working capital to manage short-term income fluctuations. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £100,001 - £110,000 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)
“In the band £100,000 - £109,999 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Criminal Justice (51% of income)
“Criminal Justice 7,275”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of operating expenditure (£3.5m - £7m) (held: £6.8m)
“Career Connect’s reserves policy states that the Charity should hold a minimum of three months and a maximum of six months of operating expenditure. At the end of 2024/25 this was calculated as between £3.5m and £7m.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Mrs Dodd received £5k remuneration for her role as Chair; expenses of £1k were reimbursed to 4 trustees.
“The remuneration paid during the period to Mrs Dodd, the Chair of the Board of Trustees was £5k (2024: £5k) for their role as chair. Expenses of £1k (2024: £1k) were reimbursed to 4 (2024: 1) trustees during the year in relation to travel and other expenses.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Recharge of costs to subsidiary
“The recharge of cost to Career Connections Limited of £392k (2024: £335k)” — page 41
“The recharge of cost to Achieve Connect of £256k (2024: £1,351k)” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Recharge of costs to subsidiary
“The recharge of cost to Career Connections Limited of £392k (2024: £335k)” — page 41
“The recharge of cost to Achieve Connect of £256k (2024: £1,351k)” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Gift Aid payment from subsidiary
“The recharge of cost to Career Connections Limited of £392k (2024: £335k)” — page 41
“The recharge of cost to Achieve Connect of £256k (2024: £1,351k)” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 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
£14.2m
Total spending
£14.8m
Cost of raising funds
£239k
Reserves (reported)
£2.6m
Employees
337

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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: 1.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

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£14.2m£14.8m
31/03/2024£14.7m£14.8m
31/03/2023£17.1m£14.8m
31/03/2022£10.6m£11.0m
31/03/2021£9.9m£10.3m

Common questions

Is CAREER CONNECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported a net deficit of £543k for the year, contrasting with a surplus in the prior period, though cash reserves remain strong at £4,030k. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £6.8m are within the stated policy range of £3.5m to £7m, providing adequate working capital to manage short-term income fluctuations. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of CAREER CONNECT earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £100,001 - £110,000 band.

Who funds CAREER CONNECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CAREER CONNECT as a grant recipient include PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2025£10k

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
DELTA PHILANTHROPIES1£671k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£345k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION1£269k
IGY FOUNDATION1£206k
IRWIN MITCHELL CHARITIES FOUNDATION1£188k
ST. JAMES'S PLACE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£120k
THE CHARLES SKEY CHARITABLE TRUST1£120k
THE EMMANUEL KAYE FOUNDATION1£110k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Connect Reading.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CAREER CONNECT£14.2m£100,001 - £110,000—within—no doubt
Connect Reading FY2025£109k—0unclear—no doubt
ONLY CONNECT UK FY2025£344k—0unclear—noted
EDUCATION & EMPLOYERS TASKFORCE FY2025£1.2m——unclear—no doubt
VISION 21 (CYFLE CYMRU) FY2025£2.3m—0unclear—no doubt
LET'S CONNECT (ENG) LTD FY2025£563k—0below—no doubt

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