GREATEST EXPECTATIONS LIMITED

Charity Number: 1156726
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The prevention or relief of poverty and financial hardship within the Tees Valley For the public benefit to promote the education of people of any age in the Tees Valley in such ways the charity trustees see fit, including by providing their education to prepare for any occupation, trade or profession on leaving any educational establishment.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £344,752
Total expenditure: £347,075

People

3 Trustee(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 With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Darlington
  • Durham
  • Hartlepool
  • Middlesbrough
  • North Yorkshire
  • Redcar And Cleveland
  • Stockton-on-tees

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 April 2014: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • GREATEST EXPECTATIONS LIMITED (Working name)
Company number:
07006082 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
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
WILLIAM HENRY GUTHRIE Chair 14 March 2014
None on record
EDNA DONNELLY Trustee 14 March 2014
None on record
MICHAEL JOHN LITHGO Trustee 14 March 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £486.78k £474.85k £682.37k £445.14k £344.75k
Total expenditure £537.12k £453.74k £688.82k £479.94k £347.08k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £150.65k £79.94k N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £669.42k N/A N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A £12.95k N/A N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £688.82k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £2.14k 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 10 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 10 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 19 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 19 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 20 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 20 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 22 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 22 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 23 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 23 October 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 INCORPORATED 01/09/2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 15/04/2014

Charitable objects

•THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE TEES VALLEY BY PROVIDING GRANTS,ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.•THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WITHIN THE TEES VALLEY BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THEIR PROVISION OF EDUCATION,TRAINING,HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.•TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN HEALTHY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD.ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION.•FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE OF ANY AGE IN THE TEES VALLEY IN SUCH WAYS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SEE FIT,INCLUDING BY PROVIDING THEIR EDUCATION TO PREPARE FOR ANY OCCUPATION,TRADE OR PROFESSION ON LEAVING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT.•TO ASSIST IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SEE FIT ANY CHARITY IN THE TEES VALLEY WHOSE AIMS INCLUDE ADVANCING EDUCATION OF PERSONS OF ALL AGES BY DEVELOPING THEIR MENTAL,PHYSICAL AND MORAL CAPABILITIES.•FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE LEARNING FOR PLEASURE BY PEOPLE NO LONGER IN FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT THROUGH THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPABILITIES,COMPETENCIES,SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING IN SUBJECTS OF EDUCATIONAL VALUE.RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT.•THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT.PROMOTING AND ASSISTING IN SOCIAL INCLUSION.•TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY,OR PARTS OF SOCIETY,AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS:UNEMPLOYMENT;FINANCIAL HARDSHIP;YOUTH OR OLD AGE;ILL HEALTH( PHYSICAL AND MENTAL);SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL OR DRUGS;DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX,RACE,DISABILITY,ETHNIC ORIGIN,RELIGION,BELIEF,CREED,SEXUAL ORIENTATION,OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT;POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT;RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING(THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS);CRIME(EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).•TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED,RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY,OR PART OF SOCIETY,AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.•TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN THE TEES VALLEY WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN,RELIGION,BELIEF OR CREED TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.•THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG SINGLE PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN,WHO ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY,OR PARTS OF SOCIETY,DUE TO THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND EDUCATION TO ENABLE SINGLE PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN TO DEVELOP AND GAIN NEW SKILLS.THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH.•THE PROMOTION AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH PRACTICES AMONG ALL AGES WITHIN THE TEES VALLEY.•TO ASSIST IN THE CARE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL AND PHYSICAL ILLNESS OR IN NEED OF REHABILITATION AS A RESULT OF SUCH ILLNESS.•TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO GOOD HEALTH.•TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN HEALTH CARE THROUGH RAISING AWARENESS,COMMUNITY NETWORKS,NEWSLETTERS DEVOTED TO HEALTHCARE.

Contact information

Address:
GREATEST EXPECTATIONS LIMITED
36-40 GRANGE ROAD
MIDDLESBROUGH
CLEVELAND
TS1 5BQ
Phone:
01642220777
Email:
w.guthrie@greatestexpectations.co.uk
Website:

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