CCEW Charity Commission profile

REACHING HIGHER

Registered charity 1137915 · organisation 5010545

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
9 September 2010
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
07266483
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£1,087,528
Latest expenditure
£1,073,625
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: SAMUEL COLERIDGE TAYLOR CENTRE, 194 SELHURST ROAD, LONDON, SE25 6XX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.reachinghigher.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Reaching Higher is an organisation dedicated to engaging and inspiring young people across Croydon and South London. Every week we work with hundreds of young people in schools and the community. We do this through leadership programmes, sports and creative arts activities, mentoring programmes and holiday schemes.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
27 October 2026
Date Accounts Received
27 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,087,528
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,073,625
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
29 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
29 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,222,077
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,132,449
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
30 September 2024
Date Accounts Received
30 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£957,475
Total Gross Expenditure
£877,781
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
21 September 2023
Date Accounts Received
21 September 2023
Total Gross Income
£781,046
Total Gross Expenditure
£625,102
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
21 September 2022
Date Accounts Received
21 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£625,893
Total Gross Expenditure
£449,837

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
27 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,087,528
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,073,625
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
10
Count Govt Grants
£10
Income From Government Contracts
154398
Income From Government Grants
£350,189
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
40
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
29 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,222,077
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,132,449
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£7
Income From Government Contracts
5000
Income From Government Grants
£487,977
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
30
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
30 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£957,475
Total Gross Expenditure
£877,781
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£8
Income From Government Contracts
6500
Income From Government Grants
£380,033
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
30
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
21 September 2023
Total Gross Income
£781,046
Total Gross Expenditure
£625,102
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£7
Income From Government Contracts
73666
Income From Government Grants
£185,755
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
21 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£625,893
Total Gross Expenditure
£449,837
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
40000
Income From Government Grants
£24,344
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
20

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
27 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
885603
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
188051
Income Investments
13874
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1087528
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£24,430
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,049,195
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1073625
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
113801
Expenditure Governance
30379
Expenditure Support Costs
130705
Expenditure Depreciation
4724
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£577,504
Assets Total Fixed
2529
Assets Own Use
2529
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£827,585
Assets Total Liabilities
£59,396
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£770,718
Creditors One Year Total Current
59396
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£756,981
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
577504
Funds Restricted
193214
Funds Total
770718
Count Employees
20
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
29 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
1173692
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
33738
Income Investments
14647
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1222077
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£19,120
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,113,329
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1132449
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
182591
Expenditure Governance
28838
Expenditure Support Costs
105866
Expenditure Depreciation
3973
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£433,952
Assets Total Fixed
7381
Assets Own Use
7381
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£818,940
Assets Total Liabilities
£69,506
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£756,815
Creditors One Year Total Current
69506
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£785,752
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
433952
Funds Restricted
322863
Funds Total
756815
Count Employees
20
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
30 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
888787
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
57458
Income Investments
11230
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
957475
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,276
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£876,505
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
877781
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
52419
Expenditure Governance
4511
Expenditure Support Costs
79724
Expenditure Depreciation
4780
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£423,442
Assets Total Fixed
3070
Assets Own Use
3070
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£745,053
Assets Total Liabilities
£80,936
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£667,187
Creditors One Year Total Current
80936
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£742,312
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
423442
Funds Restricted
243745
Funds Total
667187
Count Employees
18
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
21 September 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
605041
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
174116
Income Investments
1889
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
781046
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£7,916
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£617,186
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
625102
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
3432
Expenditure Support Costs
64527
Expenditure Depreciation
5958
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£155,944
Assets Total Fixed
4294
Assets Own Use
4294
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£663,610
Assets Total Liabilities
£80,412
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£587,492
Creditors One Year Total Current
80412
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£647,527
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
155944
Funds Restricted
431548
Funds Total
587492
Count Employees
17
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
21 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
525504
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
99676
Income Investments
713
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
625893
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£7,180
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£442,657
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
449837
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
51385
Expenditure Depreciation
6155
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£176,056
Assets Total Fixed
8155
Assets Own Use
8155
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£523,076
Assets Total Liabilities
£99,683
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£431,548
Creditors One Year Total Current
99683
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£523,076
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
176056
Funds Restricted
255492
Funds Total
431548
Count Employees
12
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Bromley
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Wandsworth
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Croydon
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Sutton
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Lambeth
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Merton
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Southwark
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Lewisham
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
110
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Amateur Sport

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
REACHING HIGHER
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2010-09-09T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26/05/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/08/2010AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 27/11/2013 as amended on 07 Jan 2014
Charitable Objects
1 THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY,2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION,3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP BY OFFERING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLELEARNING AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND MEMBERSOF THEIR COMMUNITIES,4 THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY OR SOCIAL ORECONOMIC DISADVANTAGESUCH OBJECTS TO BE ADVANCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VALUES AND PRINCIPLES OF THECHRISTIAN FAITH
Area Of Benefit
UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
388746
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
REACHIN HIGHER

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures