FREEDOM TO LEARN

Charity number: 1103859
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Freedom to Learn provides the opportunity of education to children from some of the remotest and poorest regions of the Himalayas working with non-profit organisations in India and Nepal with similar goals and ethos. FtL also partners with UK schools with their Sister Schools programme generating global friendships and partnership learning projects based within the UN SDG guidelines and framework.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £58,721
Total expenditure: £51,237

People

4 Trustee(s)

7 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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Dorset
  • Hampshire
  • India
  • Nepal

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 May 2004: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dawn Tebbutt Trustee 26 October 2023
None on record
Karuna Onta Trustee 26 October 2023
None on record
Adam Bentham Trustee 19 November 2021
FREEDOM TO LEARN
Recently registered
James Bruce Cresswell Trustee 13 March 2019
NETWORK OF BUDDHIST ORGANISATIONS
Received: On time
RELIGIONS FOR PEACE UNITED KINGDOM
Received: On time
FAITH FOR THE CLIMATE
Received: On time
FREEDOM TO LEARN
Recently registered

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £60.51k £79.64k £142.35k £43.88k £58.72k
Total expenditure £56.38k £71.69k £155.31k £40.45k £51.24k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A 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 30 June 2024 18 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 18 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 19 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 19 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 18 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 18 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 05 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 05 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 26 February 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 26 February 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 20 FEBRUARY 2004 AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMETANL DEED DATED 24 APRIL 2004 AS AMENDED ON 08 JUL 2020

Charitable objects

TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION TO CHILDREN LIVING IN NORTH INDIA AND NEPAL, AND, TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

Area of benefit

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

HIMALAYAN REGION OF NORTH WEST INDIA

Contact information

Address:
12 Kennard Road
NEW MILTON
Hampshire
BH25 5JU
Phone:
07557658495
Email:
info@freedomtolearn.org.uk
Website:

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