CHOICE SUPPORT

Charity number: 1156486
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of support for those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health (including those persons suffering from alcohol, drug and other substance misuse) disability, financial or other hardship by the provision of welfare and support (financial or otherwise), health and social care, employment, housing and enterprise support.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2022

Total income:
£65,394,000

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Donations and legacies £0
Charitable activities £64.84m
Other trading activities £129.00k
Investments £66.00k
Other £363.00k

Total expenditure:
£61,228,000

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £61.11m
Other £123.00k

£31,000 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £64,352,000 from 30 government contract(s) and £484,000 from 2 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £123.00k
Charitable expenditure £61.11m
Retained for future use £4.17m

Fundraising

This charity does not raise funds from the public

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the 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
  • Disability
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 April 2014: Standard registration
  • 20 June 2019: Funds received from 1009720 AUTISM LONDON
  • 28 September 2022: Funds received from 1002032 BURGESS AUTISTIC TRUST
  • 21 June 2023: Removed (Exempt charity)
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • MCCH (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2018 31/03/2019 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022
Total gross income £29.60m £66.57m £63.78m £65.04m £65.39m
Total expenditure £29.39m £66.26m £63.54m £63.85m £61.23m
Income from government contracts £29.35m £59.82m £58.65m £64.14m £64.35m
Income from government grants N/A £550.00k £1.43m £600.00k £484.00k
Income - Donations and legacies £156.00k £171.00k £49.00k £113.00k £0
Income - Other trading activities £37.00k £17.00k £29.00k £8.00k £129.00k
Income - Charitable activities £29.35m £65.29m £62.11m £64.14m £64.84m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £50.00k £120.00k £124.00k £94.00k £66.00k
Income - Other £0 £972.00k £1.47m £90.00k £363.00k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £113.00k £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £29.24m £66.10m £63.50m £62.78m £61.11m
Expenditure - Raising funds £100.00k £158.00k £40.00k £26.00k £0
Expenditure - Governance £0 £185.00k £95.00k £0 £89.00k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £1.57k £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £44.00k £0 £0 £1.04m £123.00k

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2018 31/03/2019 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022
Own use assets £25.26m £28.67m £29.12m £29.42m £29.14m
Long-term investments £5.00m £7.34m £6.63m £0 £0
Other assets £5.82m £13.51m £13.39m £20.69m £24.18m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£3.19m -£4.89m -£1.69m -£3.74m -£2.81m
Total liabilities £2.90m £7.12m £7.04m £7.22m £6.71m

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 2023 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not submitted
Annual return 31 March 2022 16 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 16 January 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2021 COVID filing extension granted
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 COVID filing extension granted
Annual return 31 March 2020 17 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 17 December 2020 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01/04/2014 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25 NOV 2016 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01 NOV 2017 as amended on 28 Nov 2018 as amended on 29 Jul 2021

Charitable objects

1.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE ?OBJECTS?) ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:- 1.1.1 TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH (INCLUDING THOSE PERSONS SUFFERING FROM ALCOHOL, DRUG AND OTHER SUBSTANCE MISUSE) DISABILITY, FINANCIAL OR OTHER HARDSHIP BY THE PROVISION OF WELFARE AND SUPPORT (FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE), HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE, EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING AND ENTERPRISE SUPPORT; 1.1.2 TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.