THE FRESH VISIONS PEOPLE LIMITED

Registered charity 1091627 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AMICUS VISION LIMITED

Fresh Visions aims to support children and young adults who face extreme disadvantage as a result of poverty, domestic abuse, lack of education and social exclusion. We emphasise activities in neighbourhoods and communities where we have a role to play (Stockwell, Croydon, South London, Sheppey, Swale, Hastings and Sidley Sussex.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: 1 ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND PROVIDE UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE AMONGST THE RESIDENTS OF ANY GROUP MEMBER AND OTHER PERSONS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES;2 PROVIDE SERVICES, ADVICE OR ASSISTANCE ON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS TO ELDERLY, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED (WHETHER MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY) OR CHRONICALLY SICK RESIDENTS OF ANY GROUP MEMBER AND OTHER PERSONS IN NEED THEREOF AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES WHICH ARE SPECIALLY DESIGNED OR ADAPTED TO MEET THE DISABILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH PERSONS;3 RELIEVE POVERTY AMONGST THE RESIDENTS OF ANY GROUP MEMBER AND OTHER PERSONS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT;4 PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF ANY GROUP MEMBER AND OTHER PERSONS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES INCLUDING ESPECIALLY PERSON WHO BY YOUTH AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT POVERTY OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES MAY HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES;5 PROVIDE OR MANAGE ACCOMMODATION FOR THOSE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES;6 PROVIDE PUBLIC HEALTH AND CHILDCARE FACILITIES (BUT NOT INCLUDING FACILITIES WHICH ANY PUBLIC AUTHORITY IS OBLIGED TO PROVIDE SUCH PERSONS);7 PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY AND UNDERTAKE MEASURES INTENDED TO PREVENT CRIME; AND 8 TO ENCOURAGE, FOSTER, ASSIST AND PROMOTE SUCH OF THE ACTIVITIES OF ANY GROUP MEMBER AS ARE CHARITABLE AS SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME.

Area of benefit: KENT, SURREY, SUSSEX AND GREATER LONDON

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves decreased from £702,000 to £596,000, with unrestricted reserves falling to £51,000. The Trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future, supported by a going concern basis and significant in-kind support from the parent company, Southern Housing.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by BDO LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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
• Volunteer management

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 12.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alexandra West
• Billy Brown
• Janet Collier
• Sarah Louise Morgan

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: East Sussex · Kent · Surrey · Throughout London · West Sussex

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ONE VISION.

• ONE VISION income £348k
• VISYON LIMITED income £764k
• ENVIRONMENTAL VISION income £1.2m
• VISION ENHANCEMENT SERVICES income £5.8m
• VISION25 income £942k
• HOPE AND VISION COMMUNITIES income £497k

Side by side with its peers

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