Evolve - Tackling the Impact of Substance Misuse

Registered charity 1153938 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EVOLVE - TACKLING LEGAL HIGHS

Age-appropriate preventive education for young people and awareness for parents/carers around the dangers & consequences of Volatile Substance Misuse, Substance Misuse, Vaping and County Lines. Training for professionals and community awareness events. Support and/or counselling for the user and their families.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE, IN THE SUBJECT OF LEGAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE ESPECIALLY VOLATILE SUBSTANCES WITH THE INTENTION OF PREVENTING RELATED ILLNESS, ACCIDENTS, CRIME DEATH AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN.THE RELIEF OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL SICKNESS OF PERSONS IN NEED BY REASON OF ADDICTION TO LEGAL SUBSTANCES ESPECIALLY VOLATILE SUBSTANCES IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FREE COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT FOR THE USER AND THEIR FAMILIES.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wirral, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £20,181 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £56,977. Cash at bank rose to £60,079, while total administrative expenses of £52,847 exceeded turnover of £42,828. The charity reports having one employee on average during the year.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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 risk management 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.

Funders the charity credits

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

• Cheshire Community Foundation — “CHESHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION PRESIDENT'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE 2024” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Nancy Boylechair
• Annette Derby
• Hayley Ruffley
• Keith Wilson
• Linda Jones · trustee of 1 other charity
• MARJORIE BRANDON
• Philip Seddon
• ROY BRANDON

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Knowsley · Liverpool City · Sefton · St Helens · Wirral

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

• COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE income £654k
• EACH COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT income £2.2m
• ESSENTIAL DRUG AND ALCOHOL SERVICES income £344k
• SURVIVE income £32k
• EVOLUTION ARTS income £68k
• SUPPORT 4 CHANGE income £39k

Side by side with its peers

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