CHOOSELIFE CYMRU

Charity number: 1106639
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To relieve persons who are in need or hardship particularly but not exclusively as a result of alcohol or drug abuse.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £302,217
Total expenditure: £294,644

People

3 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Carmarthenshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 November 2004: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CHOOSELIFE UK (Working name)
Company number:
05137644 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
WILLIAM GEORGE PETTIFORD Chair
None on record
Laura Jane Bates Trustee 27 April 2015
None on record
ALAN TOOTILL Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £260.65k £388.06k £296.18k £240.10k £302.22k
Total expenditure £307.10k £303.10k £278.45k £306.40k £294.64k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £12.06k N/A
Income from government grants N/A £78.28k £48.63k £12.06k N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 26 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 26 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 25 MAY 2004

Charitable objects

A) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP PR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK (PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AS A RESULT OF DRUG OR ALCOHOL ABUSE) AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY (PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING ADVICE, INFORMATION, GUIDANCE AND ACCOMMODATION TO THEIR FAMILIES) IN LLANELLI AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK ; B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS (PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN RELATION TO THE AVOIDANCE OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL MISUSE) BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

CARMARTHENSHIRE.

Contact information

Address:
Antioch Centre
Copperworks Road
Llanelli
SA15 2NE
Phone:
01554 771122
Email:
ADMIN@CHOOSELIFEUK.COM
Website:

No information available