PROJECT FREEDOM LTD

Registered charity 1151778 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PROJECT FREEDOM

We provide mentoring for those with substance abuse problems.We run a mobile skatepark to provide a positive diversional activity in areas where there is little for children and young people to do.We have two charity shops which provide training placements for unemployed young people. We give away furniture and household items to those starting up a home for the first time.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.THE RELIEF OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL SICKNESS OF PERSONS IN NEED, PRIMARILY BY REASON OF ADDICTION TO SUBSTANCES.TO ASSIST IN ADVANCING EDUCATION OF PERSONS BY DEVELOPING THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND MORAL CAPABILITIES.TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE "SOCIALLY EXCLUDED" PRIMARILY MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF UNEMPLOYMENT,FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, YOUTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY, POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT, OR AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY OR ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £128,623, though the trustees explicitly note that reserves are currently below their stated policy target of holding three months of running costs. The charity reported a net income of £94,824 driven by significant investment gains, while total charitable expenditure was £67,125.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves 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
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £20k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• DAVID CALLANDchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Gustaf Du Plessis · trustee of 2 other charities
• Margaret Grace Moody
• Masoumeh Jalali Heris

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

Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester · Liverpool City · St Helens · Wigan

Income and spending

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