PEOPLE ARISE NOW

Registered charity 1202650 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We promote safe and thriving communities, by supporting those that have been or are at risk of being affected by crime.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO PROMOTE THE REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS AND EX-OFFENDERS BACK INTO SOCIETY IN ORDER TO HELP PREVENT REOFFENDING AND TO ENABLE THEM TO BE INDEPENDENT, RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS, BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE IN PARTICULAR IN RELATION TO HELPING THEM FIND EMPLOYMENT, IMPROVING THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELLBEING, AND PROMOTING COMMUNITY COHESION.(2) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE IN LONDON FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO AND THRIVE IN SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY, IN PARTICULAR RACE, ETHNICITY, CLASS, SEX, ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL), FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, AND CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME, A FAMILY MEMBER OF AN OFFENDER, AN EX-OFFENDER, OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).(3) 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 THEIRCONDITIONS 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;(C) ADVANCING EDUCATION; AND(D) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£237k
Latest spending
£208k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity realized an operational surplus of £29,372 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a deficit in the previous year. Total income increased significantly to £237,117, driven largely by grants and donations, while expenditure rose to £207,745. The trustees report that free reserves of £62,824 are held, which exceeds the stated policy target of £40,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£237k£208k
31/03/2024£97k£135k

Common questions

Is PEOPLE ARISE NOW financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity realized an operational surplus of £29,372 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a deficit in the previous year. Total income increased significantly to £237,117, driven largely by grants and donations, while expenditure rose to £207,745. The trustees report that free reserves of £62,824 are held, which exceeds the stated policy target of £40,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PEOPLE ARISE NOW?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PEOPLE ARISE NOW as a grant recipient include THE GROCERS' CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2023£5kYouth

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery29/03/2024£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund30/08/2023£32kCSR3 People Arise Now
Greater London Authority29/07/2022£2kCSR 3 Round 1 Development Grant
The National Lottery Community Fund22/12/2021£9kFirst Response Project

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 Caring for Communities and People.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PEOPLE ARISE NOW£237k—0above—no doubt
Caring for Communities and People FY2026£13.0m——above—no doubt
People's Economy FY2025£563k—0unclear—no doubt
Arise Church Lincoln FY2025£176k—0above—no doubt
THE RAISE UP FOUNDATION FY2026£108k—0unclear—no doubt
Aim Up FY2025£2.3m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt

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