EMPLOYABILITYUK

Registered charity 1159718 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EMPLOYABILITYUK CIO

We work with businesses and the education sector to develop mutually beneficial relationships with the aim of raising confidence, aspirations and the work-readiness skills of young people.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO ADVANCE IN LIFE YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING CAREER GUIDANCE AND RELATED SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

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

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£58k

Latest spending

£63k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that EmployabilityUK operated at a deficit of £4,962 in 2025 due to significant funding challenges that constrained resources. Despite this, the charity maintained unrestricted reserves of £37,231, which were above its stated policy target of approximately six months of operating costs (£31,300). The trustees report that the charity remained focused on effective governance and maintaining a lean operating model to continue its work.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six months of operating costs (reserves figure: £37k)

“EmployabilityUK aims to hold unrestricted reserves equivalent to approximately six months of operating costs.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media 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)

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 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 100

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 100

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 30

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).

EY Foundation — “As schools and employers respond to growing expectations around modern work experience, the EY Foundation's Beyond Horizons pilot is testing…” (source page)
National Express Foundation — “At National Express Foundation we’re really passionate about our community, and with over three years of working with EmployabilityUK, our w…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · linkedin

Trustees · trustee networks

Joel Blake OBEchair
Ash Habib
Chaim Hack
Charlotte Yeoman
Manish VYAS
Michael Asumadu-Dua
Nigel Taylor

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£58k	£63k
31/12/2024	£18k	£56k
31/12/2023	£50k	£85k
31/12/2022	£93k	£104k
31/12/2021	£122k	£109k

Common questions

Is EMPLOYABILITYUK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that EmployabilityUK operated at a deficit of £4,962 in 2025 due to significant funding challenges that constrained resources. Despite this, the charity maintained unrestricted reserves of £37,231, which were above its stated policy target of approximately six months of operating costs (£31,300). The trustees report that the charity remained focused on effective governance and maintaining a lean operating model to continue its work. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds EMPLOYABILITYUK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EMPLOYABILITYUK as a grant recipient include THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/05/2020	£10k	Inspiration360

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION	1	£728k
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION	1	£200k
THE RIGBY FOUNDATION	1	£200k
THE ERANDA ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	1	£169k
THE PA FOUNDATION	1	£140k
TRUST FOR LONDON	1	£111k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£60k
The Portal Trust	1	£34k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE EAST DURHAM EMPLOYABILITY TRUST.

THE EAST DURHAM EMPLOYABILITY TRUST income £926k
EDUCATION & EMPLOYERS TASKFORCE income £1.2m
GENERATION: YOU EMPLOYED, UK income £4.6m
THE ECONOMIST EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION income £940k
YOUR EMPLOYMENT SETTLEMENT SERVICE income £595k
EDUCATION FOR LIFE income £256k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
EMPLOYABILITYUK	£58k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE EAST DURHAM EMPLOYABILITY TRUST FY2025	£926k	£60,000 - £70,000	1	below	—	no doubt
EDUCATION & EMPLOYERS TASKFORCE FY2025	£1.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GENERATION: YOU EMPLOYED, UK FY2025	£4.6m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE ECONOMIST EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FY2025	£940k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
YOUR EMPLOYMENT SETTLEMENT SERVICE FY2025	£595k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt

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