TURN AROUND

Registered charity 1112832 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE EXCHANGE

To offer the means of self improvement to all and encourage the provision of the means of self improvement.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONG THE INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF LEWISHAM, BROMLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN GREATER LONDON, BY THE PROVISION OF A CENTRE FOR THE EXCHANGE OF EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS AND MATERIALS AND FACILITIES FOR TUITION IN LITERACY, BASIC SKILLS AND LIFE SKILLS.

Area of benefit: LONDON BOROUGHS OF LEWISHAM, BROMLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN GREATER LONDON

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

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bromley, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net cash assets stood at £20,077 at the end of the period, a decrease from the previous year's £25,328. The trustees note that income from donations is inherently 'lumpy' and that they have not always been able to maintain sufficient reserves to cover the next year's outlays. Total payments exceeded total receipts by £5,251 during the period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 4 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
• 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

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Chislehurst Rotary Club — “Chislehurst Rotary Club first reached out to Turn Around during the first lockdown of the pandemic. Over the last year the club has made two…” (source page)
• Waitrose Community Matters — “Turn Around is also grateful for support from Waitrose Community Matters, Tesco ‘Bags of help’, Garfield Weston, The Trusthouse Charitable F…” (source page)
• Tesco ‘Bags of help’ — “Turn Around is also grateful for support from Waitrose Community Matters, Tesco ‘Bags of help’, Garfield Weston, The Trusthouse Charitable F…” (source page)
• Garfield Weston — “Turn Around is also grateful for support from Waitrose Community Matters, Tesco ‘Bags of help’, Garfield Weston, The Trusthouse Charitable F…” (source page)
• The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation — “Turn Around is also grateful for support from Waitrose Community Matters, Tesco ‘Bags of help’, Garfield Weston, The Trusthouse Charitable F…” (source page)
• London Community Foundation — “Turn Around is also grateful for support from Waitrose Community Matters, Tesco ‘Bags of help’, Garfield Weston, The Trusthouse Charitable F…” (source page)
• Salway Fund — “Turn Around is also grateful for support from Waitrose Community Matters, Tesco ‘Bags of help’, Garfield Weston, The Trusthouse Charitable F…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• MICHELLE ROSE PAUL MBEchair
• Colin David Stubbings
• DAVID JOHN PAUL MA FCA
• DEANNE JANET BEEVERS
• Lynette Vanessa Lamb
• Rosalyn Rudman
• VERONICA JOY RUTH LEE

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

Operates in: Bromley · Lewisham

Income and spending

Common questions

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LITTLE GIVING.

• LITTLE GIVING income £650k
• TURNING LIVES AROUND LTD income £8.4m
• THE TURNEY TRUST income £79k
• CORNER OAK TRUST income £34k
• THE I S A CHARITY income £52k
• DO-IT TRUST income £241k

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.