CCEW Charity Commission profile

CAREER CONNECT

Registered charity 1141077 · organisation 5013911

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
1 April 2011
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
04233289
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£14,179,401
Latest expenditure
£14,838,770
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Career Connect, 7th Floor Walker House, Exchange House, LIVERPOOL, L2 3YL

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Career Connect's Vision is a society where every individual realises their full potential.Our Mission is to drive social mobility by enabling more people to access and succeed in education, training and employment.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
19 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
19 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£14,179,401
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,838,770
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
30 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
30 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£14,711,031
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,761,240
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£17,062,840
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,750,441
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
27 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
27 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£10,596,645
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,044,648
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
28 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
28 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£9,921,404
Total Gross Expenditure
£10,271,005

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
19 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£14,179,401
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,838,770
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
27
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Contracts
12277540
Income From Government Grants
£146,575
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
8
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
30 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£14,711,031
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,761,240
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
25
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Contracts
12800225
Income From Government Grants
£111,188
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
6
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£17,062,840
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,750,441
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
19
Count Govt Grants
£6
Income From Government Contracts
12404193
Income From Government Grants
£127,406
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
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
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
27 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£10,596,645
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,044,648
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
19
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£7
Income From Government Contracts
8916211
Income From Government Grants
£342,137
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
4
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
2
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
28 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£9,921,404
Total Gross Expenditure
£10,271,005
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
19
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Contracts
8567668
Income From Government Grants
£162,505
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
3
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
3
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
1
Count Volunteers
0

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
19 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
3000
Income Other Trading Activities
309364
Income Charitable Activities
13736837
Income Investments
130200
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
14179401
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£239,464
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£14,204,465
Expenditure Other
394841
Expenditure Total
14838770
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
117273
Expenditure Support Costs
1783261
Expenditure Depreciation
146469
Gain Loss Investment
117130
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,637,000
Assets Total Fixed
4864138
Assets Own Use
467574
Assets Long Term Investment
4396564
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£5,647,947
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,693,111
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,818,974
Creditors One Year Total Current
3693111
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£4,030,114
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
6818974
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
6818974
Count Employees
337
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
30 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
3765
Income Other Trading Activities
369787
Income Charitable Activities
14227137
Income Investments
110342
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
14711031
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£210,775
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£14,081,465
Expenditure Other
469000
Expenditure Total
14761240
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
105000
Expenditure Support Costs
2156000
Expenditure Depreciation
208983
Gain Loss Investment
418489
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£7,360,998
Assets Total Fixed
4502379
Assets Own Use
217917
Assets Long Term Investment
4284462
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£5,583,007
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,724,388
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£7,360,998
Creditors One Year Total Current
2724388
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£4,454,862
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
7360998
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
7360998
Count Employees
334
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
4777
Income Other Trading Activities
372229
Income Charitable Activities
13958860
Income Investments
35557
Income Other
2691417
Income Total Income And Endowments
17062840
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£218,413
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£14,072,528
Expenditure Other
459500
Expenditure Total
14750441
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
68290
Expenditure Support Costs
1752000
Expenditure Depreciation
205859
Gain Loss Investment
-196801
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-1933000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£6,992,718
Assets Total Fixed
4287899
Assets Own Use
416399
Assets Long Term Investment
3871500
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£8,689,458
Assets Total Liabilities
£5,984,639
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,992,718
Creditors One Year Total Current
5984639
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£3,596,091
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
6992718
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
6992718
Count Employees
337
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
27 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
3419
Income Other Trading Activities
309978
Income Charitable Activities
10276126
Income Investments
7123
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
10596646
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£162,687
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£10,513,354
Expenditure Other
368607
Expenditure Total
11044648
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
110562
Expenditure Support Costs
1853000
Expenditure Depreciation
174547
Gain Loss Investment
237382
Gain Loss Pension Fund
1933000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-2800
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£4,877,119
Assets Total Fixed
4503471
Assets Own Use
426177
Assets Long Term Investment
4077294
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
1933000
Assets Other Assets
£6,704,122
Assets Total Liabilities
£6,330,474
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,810,119
Creditors One Year Total Current
6330474
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£4,757,678
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
6810119
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
6810119
Count Employees
304
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
28 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
3565
Income Other Trading Activities
285442
Income Charitable Activities
9629917
Income Investments
2480
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
9921404
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£149,164
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£9,850,447
Expenditure Other
271394
Expenditure Total
10271005
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
138017
Expenditure Governance
45968
Expenditure Support Costs
1825000
Expenditure Depreciation
138392
Gain Loss Investment
631443
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-1475000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-1988
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£4,483,424
Assets Total Fixed
4073955
Assets Own Use
234043
Assets Long Term Investment
3839912
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-362000
Assets Other Assets
£4,530,036
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,758,567
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,483,424
Creditors One Year Total Current
3622639
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
135928
Assets Cash
£2,814,769
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
4483424
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
4483424
Count Employees
296
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CAREER CONNECT
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2011-04-01T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13/06/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/03/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/04/2014AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 24/10/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09 JUN 2017 as amended on 05 Nov 2020 as amended on 09 Nov 2020 as amended on 21 Oct 2025
Charitable Objects
1 TO ADVANCE IN LIFE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND PRIMARILY GREATER MERSEYSIDE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, EDUCATION, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS2 TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND PRIMARILY GREATER MERSEYSIDE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY; AND3 THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND PRIMARILY GREATER MERSEYSIDE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
426877
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
GREATER MERSEYSIDE CONNEXIONS PARTNERSHIP
Charity Name Id
426873
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
GMCP

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures