LIVING IT UP

Charity number: 1199155
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Living It Up is committed to offering a range of empowering and skill-building services for people who have a learning disability and/or autism. We have a range of services and are continuing to develop services to enable people to have similar opportunities to others, to reduce social isolation and offer further opportunities that enhance life and can develop skills. We are based in Bedfordshire.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £401,988
Total expenditure: £314,188

Total income includes £204,363 from 2 government contract(s) and £14,235 from 1 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

57 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
  • Disability
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Central Bedfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 May 2022: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

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 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Michael Collett Chair 31 May 2022
None on record
Oli Monks Trustee 21 November 2022
None on record
Sarah Neyland Trustee 29 September 2022
None on record
Gareth James Wright Trustee 31 May 2022
None on record
Victoria Margaret Airs Trustee 31 May 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £0 £401.99k
Total expenditure £0 £314.19k
Income from government contracts N/A £204.36k
Income from government grants N/A £14.24k

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 23 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 23 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 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 31 May 2022

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG VULNERABLE ADULTS AND CHILDREN, WITH A PHYSICAL OR LEARNING DISABILITY OR AUTISM WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR DISABILITY, BY PROVIDING: 1. OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN NEW SKILLS, EDUCATION AND TRAINING THAT ARE DESIGNED TO ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY; 2. SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND EVENTS INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

Contact information

Address:
ST. CUTHBERTS HALL
NEWNHAM STREET
BEDFORD
MK40 3JR
Phone:
07964067443
Email:
info@lovelivingitup.org
Website:

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