--- title: "Urban Partnership Group rating & legitimacy | CharityCompare" description: "Is Urban Partnership Group a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 43/100. Accounts 2025: income £1.4m · 34% on charitable activities. Reg 1092258." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/urban-partnership-group retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:06:50.092Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Urban Partnership Group a good charity? Urban Partnership Group scores 43/100 (2 stars, Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£1.4m total income, 34% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. London · W14 0LR | Reg [1092258](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/urban-partnership-group) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.upg.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1092258) Donate ## How can you give to URBAN PARTNERSHIP GROUP? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official URBAN PARTNERSHIP GROUP form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.upg.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1092258) ## What does Urban Partnership Group do? Urban Partnership Group is a registered charity (no. 1092258) working in poverty relief in London · W14 0LR. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 34% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 1 month of reserves, though its recent accounts were filed late. Reported income has been declining (≈7% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Urban Partnership Group hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=urban-partnership-group) **In short:** URBAN PARTNERSHIP GROUP scores 43 out of 100 (2 stars). 34% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is Urban Partnership Group? Urban Partnership Group has a Clarity Score of 43 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars, Poor). Charity Commission registration number 1092258. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Poverty relief. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £1.4m, with 34% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: late. Reserves: approximately 1 month of operating costs. 3 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 43/100 2★ · Poor Cause spend 34% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 63/100 Finance beacon Income £1.4m Latest year 2025 Reserves 1 mo 1 month of running costs Accounts filing Late Check register £1.8 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 67% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: medium ## How does URBAN PARTNERSHIP GROUP compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers URBAN PARTNERSHIP GROUP scores higher than. Income band (£1m–£5m)1stpercentile **Scores higher than 1% of 2,776 charities in its income band** · 43/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). Poverty relief charities2ndpercentile **Scores higher than 2% of 1,502 charities in this cause** · 43/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Urban Partnership Group's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 Medium confidence — some data missing or late Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Urban Partnership Group's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 63/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 0% | 0/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 6 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 100% | 10/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 27/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 33% | 1 month · 5/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 0% | 0/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 60% | 19% · 3/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 0/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 0% | 34% · 0/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 0% | 61p per £1 income · 0/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 157 volunteers / 35 staff · 10/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Urban Partnership Group's Clarity Score? 43/100 total · Poor · 2 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 63/100 Accountability & Transparency 27/100 Financial Health 0/100 Financial Efficiency 100/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 63/100 Filing history (5 years)0/15 pts Trustee oversight6 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 27/100 Reserves (months of cash)1 month · 5/15 pts Income stability / growth0/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets19% · 3/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 0/100 Program expense ratio34% · 0/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency61p per £1 income · 0/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 100/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio157 volunteers / 35 staff · 10/10 pts ## How much does Urban Partnership Group raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £1.4m | — | | Total expenditure | £1.3m | — | | Charitable activities | £76k | 6% | | Fundraising | £1.2m | 94% | | Governance & admin | £17k | 1% | 6%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £1.3m spent - Charitable activities6% · £76k - Fundraising94% · £1.2m - Governance1% · £17k ## What trust indicators does Urban Partnership Group have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - — Accounts filed on time Filing status: late - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 6 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 35 employees · 157 volunteers (4:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Not listed as member Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 1092258 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1092258) ### Trustees & officers - GRACE AKOSUA OWUSUA POKU - Kamini Sanghani Chair · since 2014 - Jacolyn Daly since 2018 - Vallon Leitao since 2020 - James Fornara since 2024 - Marley Billing-Delapenha since 2024 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Urban Partnership Group's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Urban Partnership Group? Overall score 43/100 (2★) Income £1.4m Cause spend 34% of expenditure Reg number 1092258 Scope Local (london) Reserves 1 month Trustees 6 Accounts year 2025 Filing late ## How does URBAN PARTNERSHIP GROUP compare, and where else can you look? [Compare URBAN PARTNERSHIP GROUP with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=urban-partnership-group) [More poverty relief charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/poverty) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where URBAN PARTNERSHIP GROUP sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [poverty charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/poverty) - [education charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/education) - [community charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/community) - [children charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/children) - [Charities in London](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/london) - [poverty charities in London](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/poverty/london) ### Similar poverty relief charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [AMOS TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/amos-trust) 100/100 · £2.6m - [SUFRA - NW LONDON](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/sufra-nw-london) 100/100 · £1.7m - [WILDERNESS FOUNDATION UK](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/wilderness-foundation-uk) 100/100 · £1.6m - [BIRMINGHAM CITY MISSION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/birmingham-city-mission) 100/100 · £1.4m ## How can you share Urban Partnership Group's rating? 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That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is Urban Partnership Group a legitimate charity? + Yes — Urban Partnership Group is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1092258). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1092258. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Urban Partnership Group's charity number? + Urban Partnership Group's charity number is 1092258. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Urban Partnership Group's charity rating? + Urban Partnership Group scores 43 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars — Poor). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Urban Partnership Group have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Urban Partnership Group. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (3 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Urban Partnership Group? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 34% of Urban Partnership Group's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are Urban Partnership Group's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 66% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 67% of total expenditure at Urban Partnership Group. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Urban Partnership Group's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Urban Partnership Group receive? + Urban Partnership Group reported £1.4m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: declining. Are Urban Partnership Group's accounts up to date? + Filing status: late (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Urban Partnership Group based? + Urban Partnership Group is listed at London · W14 0LR, focused on poverty relief. How does CharityCompare score Urban Partnership Group? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Urban Partnership Group's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Urban Partnership Group's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.