Q1 FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1185960
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Charity's Objects are specifically restricted only for the public benefit to preventing or providing relief from sickness, disease or human suffering by assisting vulnerable adult members of the public in Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £87,997
Total expenditure: £96,801

Total income includes £2,576 from 1 government grant(s)

People

2 Trustee(s)

12 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:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Oxfordshire
  • Reading
  • West Berkshire
  • Wokingham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 October 2019: Standard registration
  • 28 March 2022: Funds received from 236634 THE FLORENCE REISS TRUST FOR OLD PEOPLE
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not 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
  • 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 does not own and/or lease 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

2 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Melanie Meads Chair 12 December 2018
None on record
Claire Harden-Sweetnam Trustee 11 March 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £42.07k £57.77k £64.43k £91.03k £88.00k
Total expenditure £36.44k £53.73k £65.51k £72.36k £96.80k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £24.62k £4.98k N/A £24.76k £2.58k

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 December 2024 29 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 29 October 2025 On time
Annual return 31 December 2023 11 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 11 September 2024 On time
Annual return 31 December 2022 23 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 23 October 2023 On time
Annual return 31 December 2021 02 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 02 August 2022 On time
Annual return 31 December 2020 28 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 28 September 2021 On time
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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 INCORPORATED 12 DEC 2018 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 23 SEP 2019

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PREVENTING AND PROVIDING RELIEF FROM SICKNESS, DISEASE OR HUMAN SUFFERING OF VULNERABLE ADULT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN OXFORDSHIRE, BERKSHIRE AND BUCKINGHAMSHIRE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: 1. HELPING ACCESS FINANCIAL PROGRAMMES AND CHARITABLE GRANTS TO FULLY OR PARTIALLY FUND THE COST OF IN-HOME CARE VISITS; 2. SIGNPOSTING TO PROVIDERS OF SUPPORT SERVICES AND OUTREACH SERVICES TO VISIT BENEFICIARIES UNABLE TO TRAVEL TO EXTERNAL CARE CENTRES; 3. SUPPORT TO ACCESS LOCAL AREAS FOR ESSENTIAL LIVING ACTIVITIES; 4. SUPPORTING DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER’S AWARENESS AND EDUCATION IN THE COMMUNITY AND THROUGH SCHOOL PROGRAMMES; 5. WORKING ALONGSIDE LOCAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO REDUCE THE RELIANCE ON THE NHS BY OFFERING ACCESS TO OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES LOCALLY; 6. RAISING AWARENESS AND PROMOTING SUPPORTING VULNERABLE ADULTS THROUGH VOLUNTEERING SERVICES AND OFFERING TRAINING PROGRAMMES TO SUPPORT VOLUNTEERS; AND 7. PROMOTING TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES FOR PROFESSIONAL AND VOLUNTEER CARE WORKERS.

Contact information

Address:
3rd Floor, 10 Rose & Crown Yard
King Street
London
SW1Y 6RE
Phone:
020 7451 7050
Email:
info@Q1Foundation.co.uk
Website:

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