THE SAFE START FOUNDATION

Charity number: 801815
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Charity exists to relieve poverty, sickness, hardship and distress amongst young people living in London. To achieve this object, the charity operates a number of projects.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £68,957
Total expenditure: £206,474

Total income includes £52,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£80k to £90k 1

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
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Barnet
  • Brent
  • Hillingdon
  • Hounslow
  • Richmond Upon Thames

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 July 1989: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • SAFE START (Working name)
  • SAFE START FOYER (Working name)
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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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
SEAMUS MCCORMACK Chair
None on record
ANDY ROGERS Trustee 12 March 2019
None on record
SEAMUS MCGARRY Trustee 04 May 2018
None on record
THOMAS CHARLES BEISTY Trustee
None on record
PATSY PATTON Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £135.38k £53.37k £67.21k £76.12k £68.96k
Total expenditure £169.51k £180.80k £188.73k £204.63k £206.47k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £72.67k £21.65k £58.68k £59.33k £52.00k

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 2025 28 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 28 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 27 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 27 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 22 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 22 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 10 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 10 January 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 6TH JUNE 1989

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AMONGST YOUNGER PEOPLE (IN PARTICULAR THOSE OF IRISH DECENT OR ORIGIN) LIVING IN LONDON.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Safe Start Foundation
10-12 St. Johns Road
WEMBLEY
Middlesex
HA9 7JD
Phone:
02089000001
Email:
mahesh@safestart.org.uk
Website:

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