Embracing Change

Charity number: 1173398
Charity reporting is overdue by 408 days

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Embracing Change, (formally known as The Walk to Freedom Foundation) has an operational centre is based in central Luton, our services are currently based in the region. Member beneficiaries of our Dependency Support Programme are male and female and from many diverse backgrounds and cultures; between the ages of 16-60, and 11-20 for our Young People's Mentoring and Personal Development Workshops.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2023

Total income: £94,381
Total expenditure: £107,924

Total income includes £29,969 from 1 government contract(s) and £29,969 from 1 government grant(s)

People

2 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Hertfordshire
  • Luton

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 June 2017: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • I AM POSSIBLE LIMITED (Previous name)
  • THE WALK TO FREEDOM (Previous name)
  • THE WALK TO FREEDOM FOUNDATION (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

2 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Paul Minett Chair 07 January 2018
None on record
JOHN ARCHER Trustee 29 March 2018
FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S, MEPPERSHALL
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2019 05/04/2020 05/04/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023
Total gross income £22.08k £55.20k £98.61k £125.82k £94.38k
Total expenditure £22.20k £55.16k £90.55k £91.75k £107.92k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £30.85k £29.97k
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £30.85k £29.97k

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 30 June 2025 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 43 days
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2025 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 43 days
Annual return 30 June 2024 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 408 days
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 408 days
Annual return 30 June 2023 29 April 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 29 April 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 29 April 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 29 April 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 04 February 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 04 February 2022 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 14 Jun 2017 as amended on 10 Nov 2022

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS THROUGHOUT ENGLAND BY PROVIDING SUPPORT, AWARENESS AND TRAINING IN ADDRESSING THE ISSUES OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT

Contact information

Address:
c/o FKCA Ltd.
260 - 270 Butterfield
Great Marlings
Luton
Phone:
07795150695
Email:
yinka@embracingchange.org.uk
Website:

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