UNITED BORDERS

Registered charity 1178304 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH: (A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; (B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£290k
Latest spending
£207k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves at year-end were £93,585.07, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months of core operating expenditure. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of core operating expenditure (held: £94k)
“The policy is to hold free reserves of approximately three to six months of core operating expenditure, subject to the level of contracted income, grant funding and future commitments.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
15/12/2025£290k£207k
15/12/2024£173k£218k
15/12/2023£410k£382k
15/12/2022£375k£361k
15/12/2021£140k£162k

Common questions

Is UNITED BORDERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves at year-end were £93,585.07, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months of core operating expenditure. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds UNITED BORDERS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name UNITED BORDERS as a grant recipient include IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION, THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£349kGrants paid by the Youth Endowment Fund to interventions
THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£302k
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£-266Grants to Youth Endowment Fund interventions
THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£-266

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund26/02/2026£100kBUS 2.0 Build Understanding of Self
The National Lottery Community Fund23/12/2024£19kMELODY (Music Education and Livelihood Opportunities for Young People)
Greater London Authority01/07/2019£10kSummer Of Sweat (SOS)

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PRIORITY YOUTH PROJECT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
UNITED BORDERS£290k—0unclear—no doubt
PRIORITY YOUTH PROJECT FY2025£367k—0unclear—noted
LIVE AND LEARN FY2024£984k—0unclear—no doubt
Berkshire Youth LTD FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
EATON VALE SCOUT & GUIDE ACTIVITY CENTRE LIMITED FY2024£646k—0above—no doubt
FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE FY2025£1.5m—0unclear1.0%no doubt

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