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REACHING HIGHER

#1137915
Charitable company•Large•Registered
www.reachinghigher.org.uk

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.

How they help

Provides Services

Registered address

SAMUEL COLERIDGE TAYLOR CENTRE, 194 SELHURST ROAD, LONDON, SE25 6XX

Latest HighlightsFY 2024

Income

All sources

£1,222,077
Expenditure

All activities

£1,132,449
Net Reserves

Unrestricted funds

£433,952
Total Assets

Gross assets

£826,321
Working Capital

Liquidity

£716,246

Benchmark Performance

Comparing against 8,683 similar large charities

Compare vs:
Reserve Runway
4.6 months
Median: 3.8 monthsAround typical
Income Growth (1yr)
27.6%
Median: 7.4%Top quartile
Spending Efficiency
98.3%
Median: 97.8%Around typical
Income Concentration
108.6%
Median: 87.9%Below typical
Fundraising ROI
63.9x
Median: 19.2xAround typical
Income Volatility
2.5%
Median: 20.6%Top quartile
Self-Generated Income
4.0%
Median: 82.9%Below typical
3-Year Income CAGR
25.0%
Median: 7.8%Top quartile

Efficiency & Health

Charitable Spending
98.3%
Fundraising Eff.

% income retained

63.9%
Governance Cost

% of expenditure

2.5%
Grant Making

% given away

16.4%
Debt Ratio

% of assets

8.4%
Survival Ratio

Months of reserves

4.6 months

Income Profile

Donations & Legacies

% of income

96.0%
Government Reliance

% of income

40.3%
Largest Source

Primary income

Donations & Legacies
Diversification

HHI: 10860

Highly Concentrated

Trends

Income Growth (1yr)

Year over Year

27.6%↑
Income CAGR (3yr)

Compound growth

25.0%
Volatility

Stable

2.5%
Reserves Trend

Direction

Stable

Governance

Employees

Staff count

20
Volunteers

Volunteer count

30
Volunteer Ratio

Per staff member

1.5:1
Revenue/Employee

Per head

£61,104
Trustee Benefits

Payments to trustees

No
High Earners

Earning over £60k

5%

Source: Charity Commission annual returns. Figures may differ from published accounts. Always verify with official charity filings for due diligence.

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