FREE THE WAY

Charity number: 1107435
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Help and advice for peple suffering from addiction problems, referrals to specilalist treatment programmes. Supported accommodation providing stability and support to help clients in their journey towards recovery and independent living. A drop in facility providing food and washing facilities, a correspondance address and clothes for homeless substance misusers in Easington and srrounding areas.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £361,548
Total expenditure: £348,905

People

5 Trustee(s)

4 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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • 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:
  • Durham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 January 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05024637 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Carl Darvell Chair 30 September 2021
None on record
Loraine Anderson Trustee 31 January 2022
None on record
Tammy Welch Trustee 30 September 2021
None on record
Andrew Elliwell Trustee 30 September 2021
None on record
SARAH ROBB Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £270.08k £370.45k £346.70k £368.38k £361.55k
Total expenditure £267.17k £333.92k £354.78k £354.27k £348.91k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £212.31k 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 31 March 2024 04 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 04 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 03 April 2024 63 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 03 April 2024 63 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 01 March 2023 29 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 01 March 2023 29 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 21 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 21 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 16 February 2021 16 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 16 February 2021 16 days late 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 23 JANUARY 2004, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 29 NOVEMBER 2004.

Charitable objects

1) TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF PEOPLE WITH DRUG, ALCOHOL AND GAMBLING ADDICTIONS WHO ARE RESIDENT IN SEAHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS OF COUNTY DURHAM, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS (THE BENEFICIARIES), BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING, SUPPO0RT, HEALTH INFORMATION AND ADVICE, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF A DROP IN CENTRE. 2) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFICIARIES AS DESCRIBED ABOVE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit

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

SEAHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS OF COUNTY DURHAM, THEIR FAMI

Contact information

Address:
37 Church Street
SEAHAM
County Durham
SR7 7EJ
Phone:
01915813298
Email:
advice@freetheway-seaham.co.uk
Website:

freetheway-seaham.co.uk