Fresh Start Charity

Charity number: 1191326
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Fresh Start Charity provide work experience to those classified as NEET (not in employment, education or training) in our shop based in Ipswich. We provide training in Retail, Hospitality, Customer Service & Warehouse management and help them to manage their mental health in the work place. We also provide a welcoming cafe for the community to reduce loneliness and provide a Community Fridge.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £198,686
Total expenditure: £195,471

People

1 Trustee(s)

35 Volunteer(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
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 September 2020: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • HADLEIGH FOODBANK (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 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

1 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Angela Gregg Chair 16 September 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £69.04k £141.57k £237.91k £198.69k
Total expenditure £45.28k £151.88k £253.53k £195.47k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £19.76k £66.76k 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 30 September 2024 29 April 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 29 April 2025 On time
Annual return 30 September 2023 31 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 31 May 2024 On time
Annual return 30 September 2022 10 July 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 10 July 2023 On time
Annual return 30 September 2021 22 March 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 22 March 2022 On time
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 09 SEP 2020 AS AMENDED ON 16 SEP 2020 as amended on 20 Mar 2022

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN HADLEIGH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY: A) PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES, AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED AND/OR FOR DISTRIBUTION BY CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY B) SUCH OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES.

Contact information

Address:
10 MILLERS CLOSE
HADLEIGH
IPSWICH
IP7 6GG
Phone:
07985460158
Email:
info@freshstartcharity.org
Website:

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