Reach Volunteering
Also known as: Retired Executives Action Clearing-House, Reach
To provide no or low-cost access to skills for resource-poor charities and public organisations, enabling them to reach their potential. To help people with career skills to use their talents and experience to secure a fulfilling volunteering role, in turn allowing charities to thrive and prosper.To provide a trustee recruitment service to charities and to professionals looking for a board role.
Activities & Mission
To provide no or low-cost access to skills for resource-poor charities and public organisations, enabling them to reach their potential. To help people with career skills to use their talents and experience to secure a fulfilling volunteering role, in turn allowing charities to thrive and prosper.To provide a trustee recruitment service to charities and to professionals looking for a board role.
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Financial Efficiency
Higher than 37% of UK Charity and VCS support charities with income £100K to £1M (sample: 136). How is this calculated?
Higher than 53% of UK Charity and VCS support charities with income £100K to £1M. How is this calculated?
Lower overhead than 34% of UK Charity and VCS support charities with income £100K to £1M. (Lower overhead is generally read as more efficient.) How is this calculated?
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Annual Returns
As filed with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Most recent filing covers the financial year ending 2025.
| Financial Year | Income | Expenditure | Charitable Spending | Net Assets | Reserves | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | £724,282 | £550,597 | £528,443 | £475,208 | £378,496 | 11 / 20 |
| 2024 | £488,693 | £508,448 | 0 / 20 | |||
| 2023 | £479,482 | £459,772 | 0 / 20 | |||
| 2022 | £449,392 | £449,057 | 0 / 15 | |||
| 2021 | £346,004 | £296,176 | 0 / 20 |
Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers
Frequently asked questions about Reach Volunteering
What does Reach Volunteering do?
To provide no or low-cost access to skills for resource-poor charities and public organisations, enabling them to reach their potential. To help people with career skills to use their talents and experience to secure a fulfilling volunteering role, in turn allowing charities to thrive and prosper.To provide a trustee recruitment service to charities and to professionals looking for a board role.
How much income did Reach Volunteering report in 2025?
Reach Volunteering reported total income of £724k and reported expenditure of £551k for the financial year ending 2025, based on the most recent annual return filed with the Charity Commission.
How efficient is Reach Volunteering?
Reach Volunteering has a program ratio of 73.0%, meaning that share of its income goes directly to charitable activities. This is higher than 37% of UK Charity and VCS support charities with income £100K to £1M (sample of 136 charities). See our methodology for how this is calculated.
When was Reach Volunteering registered as a charity?
Reach Volunteering was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 6 November 1979 as charity number 278837. It has been registered for 47 years.
Who runs Reach Volunteering?
Reach Volunteering is governed by a board of 7 trustees. Trustees are legally responsible for the charity's governance and are listed in full on its profile.
Where does Reach Volunteering operate?
Reach Volunteering operates across 2 areas: Scotland and England And Wales.
Is Reach Volunteering a registered charity?
Yes — Reach Volunteering is a registered charity in England and Wales, charity number 278837.
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Other notable Charity and VCS support charities
Major UK charities in the same primary sector, drawn from the curated priority cohort.
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Also governs 1 other charity
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Also Known As
- Retired Executives Action Clearing-House
- Reach
Data & trust
- Register data refreshed
- 9 November 2026
- Methodology
- How metrics are calculated