CHOOSE LIFE THE PRISONERS INITIATIVE

Charity number: 1143820
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We train up and use the experiential knowledge of recovering drug users to allow them to use their experiential knowledge to educate young people and professionals of the issues around drugs. We also place people with Mental Health issues/Drug/Alcohol problems in supported housing, and support those individuals in their recovery and path to independent living.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2018

Total income: £29,247
Total expenditure: £10,772

Fundraising

This charity does not raise funds from the public

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
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire West & Chester
  • Conwy
  • Denbighshire
  • Flintshire
  • Lancashire
  • Liverpool City
  • Manchester City
  • Powys
  • Wirral
  • Wrexham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 September 2011: Standard registration
  • 27 July 2019: Removed (Funds transferred (incor))
  • 27 July 2019: Funds transferred to 1177221 CHOOSE LIFE THE PRISONERS INITIATIVE
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • CHOOSELIFE (Working name)
  • CHOOSELIFEPROJECT@HOTMAIL.CO.UK (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2014 31/03/2015 31/03/2016 31/03/2017 31/03/2018
Total gross income £63.09k £37.91k £68.94k £61.34k £29.25k
Total expenditure £48.51k £40.49k £40.49k £49.98k £10.77k
Income from government contracts N/A £30.00k £24.79k £0 N/A
Income from government grants N/A £0 £0 £19.20k 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 2019 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2019 Not submitted
Annual return 31 March 2018 26 July 2019 176 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2018 26 July 2019 176 days late
Annual return 31 March 2017 15 November 2017 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2017 15 November 2017 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2016 26 January 2017 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2016 26 January 2017 On Time

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.

TRUST DEED DATED 10/08/2011

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE DANGERS AND CONSEQUENCES OF DRUGS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ENGAGING WITH AND TRAINING RECOVERING DRUG ADDICTS TO DELIVER THE EDUCATION

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED