FREE@LAST

Charity number: 1101078
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Providing support and opportunities for local people to improve their standards of living and reach their full potential. This includes youth work, teenage pregnancy and sexual health, dad's support, debt & benefit advice, outdoor activities, multi-media and career support.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £434,625
Total expenditure: £465,998

People

7 Trustee(s)

40 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 December 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
04723576 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Arthur Tsang Trustee 11 February 2025
None on record
Ayyab Cockburn Trustee 11 February 2025
None on record
Prof. Elaine Limond Trustee 11 February 2025
None on record
Dr Rashida Sharif Trustee 23 January 2021
THE BENEVOLENT FUND OF HER MAJESTY'S INSPECTORS OF SCHOOLS IN ENGLAND AND WALES
Received: On time
THE LUNAR SOCIETY
Recently registered
Naomi Spencer Trustee 04 June 2019
None on record
John Moore Trustee 18 January 2019
None on record
RUBINA DARR Trustee 23 February 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2019 31/07/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £379.37k £386.61k £530.25k £461.85k £434.63k
Total expenditure £379.26k £363.40k £502.28k £481.90k £466.00k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £62.11k £93.54k N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £388.66k N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £141.58k N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A £22 N/A N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £390.06k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £112.22k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £2.16k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £0 N/A 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 December 2023 01 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 01 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 26 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 26 September 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 17 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 17 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 30 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 30 April 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2019 30 May 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2019 30 May 2020 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 ON 04 APRIL 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 18 NOVEMBER 2003 as amended on 23 Aug 2021

Charitable objects

2.1 THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY, IN EACH CASE ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO: (A) PROMOTE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF EACH AREA OR REGION IN WHICH THE COMPANY OPERATES WITHOUT DISTINCTION ON GROUNDS OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINION, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, SKILLS AND WELL-BEING (BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL) AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS; (B) ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE, WHERE COMMUNITY CENTRE MAY MEAN ONE OF A SERIES OF BUILDINGS, IN EACH OF THE AREAS OR REGIONS IN WHICH THE COMPANY OPERATES AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME, WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OF OTHER PERSON OR BODY IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS; (C) ESTABLISH AND OPERATE A BUSINESS ORIENTATED SOCIAL ENTERPRISE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2.1(A), WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OF OTHER PERSON OR BODY IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS; AND (D) CARRY OUT ANY OTHER ACTIVITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE INHABITANTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2.1(A). 2.2 THE COMPANY SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN. 2.3 NOTHING IN THESE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE COMPANY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY STATUTORY PROVISION REGARDING THE MEANING OF THE WORD "CHARITABLE" OR THE WORDS "CHARITABLE PURPOSES" IN FORCE IN ANY PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED.

Contact information

Address:
49 Nechells Park Road
Nechells
BIRMINGHAM
B7 5PR
Phone:
01213275959
Email:
info@freeatlast.co.uk
Website:

www.freeatlast.co.uk Open in new window