ESCAPE FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP

Charity number: 1063500
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

24/7 Helpline, Information, Advice, 1-1 Support, Counselling, Signposting, Advocacy, Support Groups, Art Sessions, Respite, Educational Training, Physical Activities, Community Reinforcement Approach and Family Training (CRAFT) for Carers of Substance Users; Adverse Childhood Experience's (ACE's) therapeutic support for adults and young people; Health & Wellbeing Sessions and Parenting Courses.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £390,329
Total expenditure: £354,917

Total income includes £144,282 from 4 government contract(s) and £37,337 from 8 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

30 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
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Northumberland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 July 1997: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • E.S.C.A.P.E. (Working name)
  • ESCAPE Family Support Ltd (Working name)
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
  • 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 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Thomas Gibson O'Fee Trustee 01 August 2024
None on record
Laura Elizabeth Keen Trustee 30 January 2024
None on record
Alice Park Trustee 26 January 2021
None on record
Holly Eloise Scarfe Trustee 28 April 2020
None on record
Stephen James Murphy Trustee 21 November 2017
None on record
JANET MURPHY Trustee 01 October 2016
None on record
Janet Murphy Trustee 01 October 2016
None on record
Jacqueline Loraine Mary Axelby Trustee 06 October 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £185.46k £220.82k £315.28k £274.24k £390.33k
Total expenditure £176.33k £244.45k £320.40k £283.82k £354.92k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £55.00k £144.28k
Income from government grants £90.00k £97.79k £92.65k £66.95k £37.34k

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 2025 27 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 27 November 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 21 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 21 November 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 23 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 23 November 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 November 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 22 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 22 October 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 30 SEPTEMBER 1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 5 JULY 1997 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 23/12/2014

Charitable objects

1 TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, COUNSELLING AND MEDIATION TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF DRUG, ALCOHOL AND SOLVENT USERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN SUFFERING FROM THE MISUSE OF SUBSTANCES BEING ANY SUBSTANCE WHICH IS MISUSED TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE HEALTH OF THE INDIVIDUAL IN THE COMMUNITY OF NORTHUMBERLAND AND ELSEWHERE AS THE ASSOCIATION MAY DETERMINE; 2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE COMMUNITY OF NORTHUMBERLAND AND ELSEWHERE AS THE ASSOCIATION MAY DETERMINE IN THE PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM NON-MEDICAL USE AND ABUSE OF DRUGS AND ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS; AND 3 TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, COUNSELLING, MEDIATION AND ACCOMMODATION TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF VULNERABLE ADULTS IN THE COMMUNITY OF NORTHUMBERLAND AND ELSEWHERE AS THE ASSOCIATION MAY DETERMINE

Area of benefit

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

NORTHUMBERLAND AND ELSEWHERE AS THE ASSOCIATION MAY DETERMINE

Contact information

Address:
Susan Kennedy Centre
63 South View
ASHINGTON
Northumberland
NE63 0SF
Phone:
01670544055
Email:
janet.murphy@escapefamilysupport.org.uk
Website:

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