OUTREACH 3 WAY

Registered charity 278140 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OUTREACH 3-WAY

Providing services for adults with learning difficulties in the West Sussex area.

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Latest income
£7.6m
Latest spending
£7.7m
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £144k for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to increased central overhead recharges from its parent group. Despite this deficit, unrestricted reserves stood at £4,897k, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £1,900k (three months' expenditure). The trustees and auditors confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' expenditure, equating to around £1,900k (held: £4.9m)
“The target is to retain reserves equivalent to three months’ expenditure, equating to around £1,900k”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

What the charity says about itself (2024/25)

From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

The charity reports that its two CQC-registered Domiciliary Care services and three registered care homes maintained 'Good' ratings.
“The two Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered Domiciliary Care services in Outreach 3-Way inspected by CQC under the Health and Social Care Act remain rated as “Good” overall in meeting the Fundamental Standards. Additionally, our three registered care homes also continue to be rated as “Good” overall by CQC.”
The charity states it raised £10k in net fundraising donations during the period.
“Since the end of March 2024, we have totalled a net figure of £10k (2024: £3k) in regard to fundraising donations.”
The charity reports a financial deficit of £144k for the year ended 31 March 2025.
“The net movement in funds for the year ended 31 March 2025 was a deficit of £144k (2024: £184k surplus).”
The charity highlights a complex needs project that reduced support requirements and saved costs for the local authority.
“A complex needs support provision developed in collaboration with Brighton and Hove City Council (BHCC) and Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB) has been successful in reducing the level of support the individual supported requires offering a saving to the local authority and public purse.”

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Outreach 3 Way (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

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.

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

CQC provider record: Outreach 3-Way — Registered, 7 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 23/05/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£7.6m
Total spending
£7.7m
Reserves (reported)
£4.9m
Employees
202

Reported reserves equal ~7.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£7.6m£7.7m
31/03/2024£7.7m£7.5m
31/03/2023£7.0m£6.5m
31/03/2022£6.4m£6.1m
31/03/2021£6.7m£6.0m

Common questions

Is OUTREACH 3 WAY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £144k for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to increased central overhead recharges from its parent group. Despite this deficit, unrestricted reserves stood at £4,897k, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £1,900k (three months' expenditure). The trustees and auditors confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe LLP.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England27/04/2021£100kOut There West Sussex
The National Lottery Community Fund16/12/2005£3kEquipment
The National Lottery Community Fund22/09/2005£2kAdditional sports equipment
The National Lottery Community Fund22/04/2004£3kPositive Images

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OUTREACH COMMUNITY AND RESIDENTIAL SERVICES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
OUTREACH 3 WAY£7.6m—0above—no doubt
OUTREACH COMMUNITY AND RESIDENTIAL SERVICES FY2025£2.8m£70,001 - £80,0001below78.1%no doubt
ADAM OUTREACH PROJECT FY2025£558k—0below—no doubt
URBAN OUTREACH (BOLTON) FY2025£1.1m—0within—no doubt
FIVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TRUST LTD FY2025£2.3m—0below—no doubt
WEST ITCHEN COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED FY2025£396k—0unclear—no doubt

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