The Freedom Community Trust Limited

Registered charity 1094807 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PRESTON ROAD NDC LTD, PRESTON ROAD NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

To promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the inhabitants of the City of Kingston Upon Hull, in particular but not exclusively the area known as Preston Road, especially the regeneration of that area.

Objects

4.1.1 To promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the inhabitants of the City of Kingston upon Hull, in particular but not exclusively the inhabitants of Southcoates and/or Marfleet and/or within 5 miles of either of those two locations (provided always that any such location remains within the Hull City boundary) by all or any of the following means:(a) the relief of poverty in such ways as may be thought fit;(b) the relief of unemployment by providing help and advice information, and other forms of care and training;(c) the advancement of education, training or retraining, particularly among unemployed people and providing work experience for the unemployed;(d) the provision of financial assistance, technical assistance, business advice or consultancy in order to provide training and employment opportunities for unemployed people in cases of financial or other charitable need through help in setting up their own business or to existing businesses;(e) the creation of training and employment opportunities by the provision of managed workspace units or other business units, buildings and/or land for use on favourable terms;(f) the provision of advisory and counselling services;(g) the provision of facilities for recreational and leisure time occupation and the organisation of leisure activities;(h) the protection or conservation of the environment;(i) the holding of exhibitions, meetings, lectures, classes, seminars and courses, either alone or with others;(j) the promotion of public safety and prevention of crime; and(k) the promotion of health and health lifestyles and the provision of advice on the same;(l) such other means as may from time to time be determined subject to the prior consent of the Charity Commission.

Area of benefit: KINGSTON UPON HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE.

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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Kingston upon Hull, City of, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £451,709 for the year ended 31 March 2024, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted reserves from £7,972,722 to £7,520,213. Despite this deficit, the trustees consider the current reserve levels to be sufficient given the nature of income streams, and the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the group's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Smailes Goldie. Discloses 3 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
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Reported reserves equal ~59.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (48% 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: 14.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• SUSAN SHEPPARDchair
• Cheryl Ann Rickles
• Fergus Turnbull
• Harold McConnell
• Hester Catherine Bridges
• John Stephen ALLTOFT · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rebecca Norman
• Rev RICHARD PAUL PHILLIPS · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Kingston Upon Hull City

Income and spending

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