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The charity's financial reserves represent four months of future operating costs, within the target range set out in the reserves policy.
The free reserves at 31 August 2025 were £870,637, after excluding designated funds of £650,000, fixed asset funds of £87,875 and restricted funds of £100,000. The free reserves represent four months of future operating costs.
Financial · Funding statement · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 22
The charity's income from donations and grants increased to £1,622,256 during the year.
Total donations and grants in the year were £1,622,256 (prior year: £1,524,424).
Financial · Funding statement · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 21
The charity's financial management resulted in a surplus of £45,120 for the year.
The resulting surplus of income over expenditure for the year was £45,120 (prior year surplus: £9,027).
Financial · Funding statement · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 21
The charity's work has a significant impact on children's emotional regulation, communication skills, and readiness to learn.
98% of children achieved or made good progress towards better emotional regulation and confidence. 100% of children achieved or made good progress towards clearer communication and positive social skills. 90% of children achieved or made good progress towards greater readiness to learn – settling to talk, participating and persisting with work.
Service · Observational claim · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 17
UP uses the CORC Best Practice Framework to ensure robust, reliable and consistent outcome and feedback data.
We use the CORC Best Practice Framework, a set of standards, tools, and guidance for organisations supporting children and young people’s mental health, to ensure that our outcome and feedback data is robust, reliable, and consistent.
Metric · Procedural statement · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 14
UP partners with multiple local authorities to ensure robust safeguarding, support and advocacy for children and families.
We worked in partnership with London local authorities to ensure robust safeguarding, support and advocacy for children and families. Our local authority partners include Brent, Camden, Ealing, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth and Westminster.
Commissioning · Stakeholder position · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 13
The Corner School provided specialist support to 15 children with SEMH needs who had been excluded from mainstream education or were at risk of exclusion.
During the year, the school provided specialist support to 15 children. Through a highly personalised approach, pupils were supported to re-engage with education, explore their strengths and unlock their potential.
Service · Observational claim · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 12
UP secured multi-year funding from The Rausing Trust to establish a three-year pilot for the Family Support Programme in Wandsworth.
During the year, UP secured significant multi-year funding from The Rausing Trust enabling us to establish a three-year pilot for our new Family Support Programme in the London borough of Wandsworth.
Financial · Funding statement · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 11
UP's Parenting Programme provides dedicated time and space for parents to reflect on their approach to supporting children.
During the year, UP delivered its Parenting Programme, providing parents and carers with dedicated time and space to reflect on their approach to supporting the children in their lives.
Service · Observational claim · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 9
The tiered model of support improved emotional regulation and engagement in learning among pupils, increased staff confidence, and strengthened safeguarding practices.
Through this tiered model, we observed: Pupils better able to regulate emotions and engage more fully in learning. Teaching and support staff reporting increased confidence and a stronger sense of professional support. School communities better equipped to create environments in which children and families can thrive. Improvements in attendance and attainment, strengthened safeguarding practices, and families feeling more confident and supported.
Service · Observational claim · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 8
The charity transferred The Corner School to The Mulberry Bush Organisation in February 2026.
The transfer completed on 1 February 2026, after the balance sheet date.
Commissioning · Procedural statement · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 5
The Schools Programme provided support to 3,000 children aged 4-18 in 26 partner schools across 10 London boroughs.
In 2024-25, we supported 3,000 children aged 4-18, in 26 partner schools across 10 London boroughs.
Service · Metric statement · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 6
The charity aims to deepen its work with families and strengthen cross-sector collaboration in the future.
Marking our 10th anniversary, we took the opportunity to invest in forward planning and develop a strategy for the years ahead. Supported by key funders, this positions the charity to deepen our work with families, strengthen cross-sector collaboration and continue developing a resilient, agile organisation.
Strategic · Commitment statement · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 4
The organisation supports schools and communities to address the social and mental health challenges faced by children and families.
Unlocking Potential supports schools and communities to ensure no child or family struggles alone with their social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs.
Service · Policy statement · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 4
There were no related party transactions in the current or prior year.
There have been no related party transactions in the current or prior year.
Financial · Stakeholder position · From Off the Record (bristol) — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 39
The total restricted funds increased by £78,649 from the previous year.
Total restricted funds 173,614 542,311 (640,340) 3,064 78,649
Financial · Metric statement · From Off the Record (bristol) — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 33
The charity transferred £579,831 from the property acquisition fund to general reserves.
A transfer of £579,831 was made between designated and unrestricted general funds to remove the designated property acquisition fund which is no longer required given the charity currently has no plans to acquire a property.
Financial · Procedural statement · From Off the Record (bristol) — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 36
The charity received £12,747 from the Prudence Trust to embed and develop its Community Partnerships Team.
Prudence Trust - a three year grant to embed and develop the work of OTR's Community Partnerships Team, which delivers preventative, activities-based therapeutic support across three areas: Sports, Art and Nature.
Financial · Funding statement · From Off the Record (bristol) — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 35
Health Education England provided £25,902 to recruit and train Children’s Wellbeing Practitioners.
Health Education England - recruiting and training Children’s Wellbeing Practitioners to deliver and support young people using low intensity CBT.
Financial · Funding statement · From Off the Record (bristol) — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 35
The charity received £40,000 from Aquila Family Charitable Trust for project Zazi.
Aquila Family Charitable Trust - contribution towards the delivery of project Zazi to support young black people and young people of colour exploring culture, identity and tackling inequality.
Financial · Funding statement · From Off the Record (bristol) — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 35