Reach Fund Evaluation

The Reach fund enables the provision of small, flexible grants to support resilience and investment readiness.  Common support needs include business planning support and financial modelling and forecasting.

The evaluation explores several important themes including how the schemes offer value for money, how it compares to other similar programmes and how the Reach Fund approach gives charities and social enterprises significant agency as to how the funding is used. The evaluation also suggests a need for a renewed focus on marginalised groups – given lower uptake from women-led organisations and a lower application success rate for black and minority community-led organisations, LGBTQ+ and disability organisations.