LIVES NOT KNIVES
Charity Number: 1153634
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Act as a resource for young people (up to 24) living in Croydon, London and the surrounding areas. We provide advice and assistance as well as organise programmes as a means of: a) helping young people by developing their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals; b) advancing education; c) relieving unemployment
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024
Total income: £412,654
Total expenditure: £309,002
Total income includes £10,015 from 1 government grant(s)
People
6 Trustee(s)
70 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
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
- Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
- Children/young People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
- Throughout London
Governance
Registration history:
- 02 September 2013: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
- LNK (Working name)
Company number:
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
- Engaging external speakers at charity events 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 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
6 Trustee(s)
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| Monica Beckles | Chair | 24 February 2020 |
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| Rahim Hirji | Trustee | 12 March 2024 |
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| Christine Williams | Trustee | 09 August 2023 |
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| Walter Verkaik | Trustee | 09 August 2023 |
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| Charandeep Kaur Khaira | Trustee | 09 August 2023 |
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| Kate Newton | Trustee | 09 April 2020 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £461.29k | £484.18k | £511.71k | £156.84k | £412.65k | |
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Total expenditure | £220.76k | £349.14k | £361.72k | £352.99k | £309.00k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | £324.71k | £418.47k | £393.22k | £4.66k | £10.02k | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | N/A | N/A | £108.45k | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Other trading activities | N/A | N/A | £0 | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Charitable activities | N/A | N/A | £0 | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Endowments | N/A | N/A | £0 | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Investment | N/A | N/A | £0 | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Other | N/A | N/A | £10.05k | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Legacies | N/A | N/A | £0 | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | N/A | N/A | £361.71k | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | N/A | N/A | £3 | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Governance | N/A | N/A | £0 | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | N/A | N/A | £0 | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | N/A | N/A | £0 | N/A | N/A | |
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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 |
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| Annual return | 31 March 2024 | 29 January 2025 | On Time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | 30 January 2025 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2023 | 30 January 2024 | On Time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2023 | 30 January 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | On Time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2021 | 30 January 2022 | On Time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2021 | 30 January 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2020 | 29 January 2021 | On Time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2020 | 29 January 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |