CHILDREN ON THE EDGE

Charity number: 1101441
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To relieve children and young people who are the survivors of conflict and abuse or any other vulnerable or marginalised children and young people, through the provision of education and play programmes, safe secure accommodation and by such other charitable means as the Trustees may from time to time think fit.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 28 February 2025

Total income:
£1,865,320

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Donations and legacies £866.66k
Charitable activities £961.54k
Other trading activities £2.98k
Investments £28.61k
Other £5.53k

Total expenditure:
£1,908,000

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Raising funds £238.70k
Charitable activities £1.67m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £238.70k
Charitable expenditure £1.67m

People

13 Employee(s)

5 Trustee(s)

19 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1
£70k to £80k 1

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Afghanistan
  • Bangladesh
  • Burma
  • India
  • Lebanon
  • Romania
  • Thailand
  • Uganda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 January 2004: Standard registration
  • 30 December 2021: Funds received from 290312 PETWORTH COMMUNITY CHURCH
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • COTE (Working name)
Company number:
04996130 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
  • Investment
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Stuart Gallimore Chair 27 June 2013
None on record
William Alexander Jones Trustee 12 December 2019
None on record
Sarah Wickens Trustee 02 May 2019
None on record
Helen Pattinson Trustee 28 September 2017
None on record
PAUL DAVID SUTER Trustee 08 December 2016
Releasing Potential Ltd
Received: On time
TOVE VALLEY BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 28/02/2021 28/02/2022 28/02/2023 29/02/2024 28/02/2025
Total gross income £2.35m £1.83m £2.74m £1.95m £1.87m
Total expenditure £1.90m £1.90m £2.79m £2.38m £1.91m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £826 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £1.61m £1.33m £1.48m £1.19m £866.66k
Income - Other trading activities £7.88k £2.98k £14.88k £1.19k £2.98k
Income - Charitable activities £720.81k £465.07k £1.17m £733.15k £961.54k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £2.27k £1.63k £3.80k £18.44k £28.61k
Income - Other £8.73k £29.88k £72.45k £5.00k £5.53k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £8.21k £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.70m £1.64m £2.50m £2.12m £1.67m
Expenditure - Raising funds £199.28k £259.03k £296.64k £263.00k £238.70k
Expenditure - Governance £17.00k £18.56k £21.12k £19.95k £23.51k
Expenditure - Grants institution £998.08k £725.31k £1.28m £1.12m £530.89k
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 28/02/2021 28/02/2022 28/02/2023 29/02/2024 28/02/2025
Own use assets £3.39k £0 £0 £0 £28.66k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £2.31m £2.26m £2.23m £1.78m £1.70m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £20.73k £28.99k £51.67k £38.35k £34.45k

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 28 February 2025 30 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2025 30 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 29 February 2024 18 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2024 18 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2023 06 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2023 06 November 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2022 19 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2022 19 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2021 16 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2021 16 September 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 16 DECEMBER 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 25 JUNE 2009

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE SURVIVORS OF CONFLICT AND ABUSE OR ANY OTHER VULNERABLE OR MARGINALISED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND PLAY PROGRAMMES, SAFE AND SECURE ACCOMMODATION AND BY SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE MEANS 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.

WORLDWIDE

Contact information

Address:
CHILDREN ON THE EDGE
5 THE VICTORIA
25 ST PANCRAS
CHICHESTER
WEST SUSSEX
PO19 7LT
Phone:
01243538530
Email:
office@childrenontheedge.org
Website:

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