THE CAPSTONE CARE LEAVERS' TRUST

Registered charity 1149717 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CCLT

Identifying care leavers' eligible for grants and transferring third party donations to them

Objects

TO HELP CARE LEAVERS IN NEED WHO RECEIVE INADEQUATE PUBLICLY FUNDED SUPPORT. THAT HELP CAN INCLUDE:1.FINANCIAL SUPPORT THROUGH GRANTS TOWARDS THE COST OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND OTHER APPROPRIATE RESOURCES OR FACILITIES INCLUDING HOUSEHOLD GOODS;2.ADVICE, INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE EXPRESSION ‘CARE LEAVERS’ MEANS PERSONS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 17 AND 25 WHO HAVE EITHER BEEN LOOKED AFTER AT ANY TIME OR OTHERWISE SUPPORTED BY REGISTERED FOSTER CARERS IN ENGLAND OR WALES OR OTHERWISE SUPPORTED BY THE PUBLIC CARE SYSTEM IN ENGLAND AND WALES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £28,013 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing to £49,255 from £77,268 the previous year. The trustees acknowledge that operating costs are relatively fixed and intend to maintain cash reserves to cover normal operating costs for at least six months. Per the trustees' report, the charity relies substantially on grants from Capstone Foster Care Ltd for its foreseeable future funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 08043772

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — CAPSTONE CARE LEAVERS TRUST (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• KIRKLAND, Jacci Lisa — director, appointed 19/02/2026on trustee list
• GALLAGHER, John James — director, appointed 07/03/2024on trustee list
• BOUL, Arnold David, Dr — director, appointed 17/09/2012on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr ARNOLD DAVID BOULchair
• Jacci Kirkland
• John Gallagher
• RICHARD COMPTON-BURNETT

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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