UPBEAT COMMUNITIES LTD
Registered charity 1162856 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UPBEAT COMMUNITIES
Upbeat Communities aims to relieve the charitable needs of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in particular those coming to the United Kingdom and to promote racial harmony for the public benefit. This is achieved by practical help, advice and education delivered directly to meet individual needs. This work is currently carried out in the Counties of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £1,501,754 against total expenditure of £1,378,427, resulting in a net surplus for the year. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £398,476, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of maintaining 4 to 6 months of operating costs. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Charitable activities
“Charitable activities 4 704,542 260 704,802” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 4 (minimum) to 6 (preferred) months of operating costs (held: £398k)
“Maintenance of 4 (minimum) to 6 (preferred) months of operating costs, to provide stability to service delivery in the event of issues affecting the provision or securing of funding” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Upbeat Enterprises Limited
“Upbeat Enterprises Limited (14098477) is a 100% owned subsidiary of Upbeat Communities. )
Upbeat Enterprises Limited provided cleaning services at arms length value of £4,399 (2024: £1,849.) A grant
of £nil (2024: £15,000) was given to Upbeat Enterprises Limited during the year. At the balance sheet date the amount due from Upbeat Enterprises Limited was £67,010 (2024 - £51,251). Page 48” — page 50
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Thompson Jenner LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Upbeat Communities (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Lesley — Interim Chief Executive (source)
- Dave — Chair (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£396k
Reported reserves equal ~3.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (47% 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: 26.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- DAVE PRIESTLEYchair
- Bashir Fatehi
- Bijal Datta
- Gillian Linford
- Helen Louise Mcevansoneya
- Kasemuka Mahenga
- Marian Regan
- TIM RINGER
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Derby City · Derbyshire · Leicester City · Leicestershire · Lincolnshire · Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is UPBEAT COMMUNITIES LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £1,501,754 against total expenditure of £1,378,427, resulting in a net surplus for the year. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £398,476, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of maintaining 4 to 6 months of operating costs. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Thompson Jenner LLP.
Who funds UPBEAT COMMUNITIES LTD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name UPBEAT COMMUNITIES LTD as a grant recipient include THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE REED FOUNDATION, W F SOUTHALL TRUST, DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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