REACH OUT UK
1) To provide or help in the provision of facilities to assist social welfare forrecreation, education or other leisure time of individuals who needfacilities due to age, infirmity or disability, hardship or circumstancesto improve their lives.2) To relieve financial hardship,by making to individuals or organisations, grants for providing or paying for items, services or facilities.
Objects
THE OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE: -1) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FORRECREATION, EDUCATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCHFACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCESWITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.2) TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, OF PEOPLE LIVING IN ENGLAND &WALES BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS SERVICES OR FACILITIES.3) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE,INFORMATION, SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND ADVICE SO AS TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE.4) TO PROMOTE ANY OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT,PROVIDED THAT THEY ARE REGARDED AS CHARITABLE BY THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity had unrestricted income of £31,407 and unrestricted expenditure of £36,557 for the year ended 31 December 2024. Per the trustees' report, the charity aims to hold free reserves of at least three months of running costs, and the trustees predict reserves will reach this level in the upcoming financial year.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees predict that in the upcoming financial year the organization will have built the level of reserves to at least 3 months running costs in view of the current harsh public sector funding climate.” — page 6
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 1
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 2
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 5
Trustees
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £24k | £23k |
| 31/12/2024 | £31k | £32k |
| 31/12/2023 | £36k | £35k |
| 31/12/2022 | £32k | £31k |
| 31/12/2021 | £19k | £18k |
Common questions
Is REACH OUT UK financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity had unrestricted income of £31,407 and unrestricted expenditure of £36,557 for the year ended 31 December 2024. Per the trustees' report, the charity aims to hold free reserves of at least three months of running costs, and the trustees predict reserves will reach this level in the upcoming financial year. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/02/2022 | £10k | We need company |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 03/03/2016 | £10k | Friends for All |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 06/09/2012 | £10k | Everybody A Friend |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/10/2010 | £10k | Age Action Project |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND) | 2 | £42k |
| THE BLYTH CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £125k |
| THE DULVERTON TRUST | 1 | £60k |
| THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £40k |
| THE GOSHEN TRUST | 1 | £39k |
| PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION | 1 | £20k |
| THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY | 1 | £15k |
| THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £15k |
Charities like this
- WORLD OUTREACH
- COMMUNITY OUTREACH
- REACH LEARNING DISABILITY
- KINGDOM OUTREACH
- REACH SOUTH
- REACH VOLUNTEERING
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REACH OUT UK | £24k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| WORLD OUTREACH | £103k | £22,500 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| COMMUNITY OUTREACH | £1.5m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| REACH LEARNING DISABILITY | £3.9m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| KINGDOM OUTREACH | £494k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| REACH SOUTH | £126k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |