BEYOND THE HORIZON CHARITY

Registered charity 1155755 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEYOND THE HORIZON

We provide loss & bereavement support for children, young people and their families following a death of someone close to them or family relationship breakdown. The supports we offer include individual counselling sessions, family sessions and group sessions. We provide training in Bereavement and Loss to to other professionals.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS AND/OR TO PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED BEREAVEMENT, DOMESTIC ABUSE OR RELATIONSHIP BREAKDOWN.

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£417k

Latest spending

£404k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a net income surplus of £13,417 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income of £416,970 against expenditure of £403,553. Free reserves stood at £86,927, which the trustees confirmed was in line with their policy target of covering 3-6 months of core costs. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, and the trustees confirmed there were no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: The charity requires free reserves to cover 3-6 months of its annual budgeted core costs, not covered by secured income, of around £46,640-93,280. (held: £87k)

“The charity requires free reserves to cover 3-6 months of its annual budgeted core costs, not covered by secured income, of around £46,640-93,280.” — page 8

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2025) → no going-concern doubt (FY2026).

Comparing this charity’s FY2025 and FY2026 accounts as analysed by this site.

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
Investing charity funds 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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

Volunteers: 4
Government income: £42,208 — grants £42,208 (1); 10% of the £416,970 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 3
Government income: £14,002 — grants £14,002 (1); 4% of the £390,904 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 4
Government income: £17,503 — grants £17,503 (1); 5% of the £366,211 total gross income on the same return

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Beyond the Horizon Charity (matched by registered charity number).

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (12/02/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (31/03/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ALAN WILLIAM CLEEchair
Carmen Butler Hunter
Emma Ambler · trustee of 2 other charities
FIDELIS NAVAS
Julie Bennett
Paul Nash Dr · trustee of 2 other charities
Scott Dale

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£417k	£404k
31/03/2025	£391k	£377k
31/03/2024	£366k	£352k
31/03/2023	£325k	£288k
31/03/2022	£192k	£248k

Common questions

Is BEYOND THE HORIZON CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a net income surplus of £13,417 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income of £416,970 against expenditure of £403,553. Free reserves stood at £86,927, which the trustees confirmed was in line with their policy target of covering 3-6 months of core costs. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, and the trustees confirmed there were no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BEYOND THE HORIZON CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BEYOND THE HORIZON CHARITY as a grant recipient include WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, The Leathersellers' Foundation, THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY, THE SHELDON TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
The Leathersellers' Foundation	FY2024	Unverified read£250k	ACE Charity Main Grants
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£72k	Advice, Mediation, Counselling
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£41k	7% of core costs over 3-years for parent and family support at a mental health charity in Birmingham.
The Leathersellers' Foundation	FY2023	£25k	Recreational & Out of School Activities grant
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY	FY2024	£15k	Teaching parents’ therapeutic techniques to support children through bereavement or family breakdown
THE SHELDON TRUST	FY2023	£9k	Community Projects
THE SHELDON TRUST	FY2024	£9k	Community Projects
THE ROUGHLEY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£8k	Special Needs
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST	FY2023	£5k
THE ROUGHLEY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£5k	Refu eessnd As lorn Seekers
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	FY2025	£5k	Youth
THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITED	FY2021	£4k
THE GRIMMITT TRUST	FY2024	£3k
THE GRIMMITT TRUST	FY2022	£3k
THE GRIMMITT TRUST	FY2021	£3k
THE GRIMMITT TRUST	FY2025	£3k
THE GRIMMITT TRUST	FY2023	£3k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2026	£3k	Children / Young People
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£3k	Compassionate Support
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY	FY2023	£3k	Teaching parents’ therapeutic techniques to support children through bereavement or family breakdown
THE SAINTBURY TRUST	FY2023	£2k	Childhood & Youth
LOVEBRUM	FY2021	£2k
THE SAINTBURY TRUST	FY2022	£2k	Childhood & Youth
THE ARCHER TRUST	FY2023	£2k	Charitable activities
THE SAINTBURY TRUST	FY2025	£2k	Relief of those in Need by reason of Youth, Age, Ill-Health, Disability, Financial Hardship or other Disadvantage
THE SAINTBURY TRUST	FY2024	£2k	Relief of those in Need by reason of Youth, Age, Ill-Health, Disability, Financial Hardship or other Disadvantage
BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL	FY2021	£2k	Grant
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£2k	Ann Rylands Small Donations
THE ARCHER TRUST	FY2024	£2k
LOVEBRUM	FY2021	£1k
GEORGE FENTHAM BIRMINGHAM CHARITY	FY2025	£1k
GEORGE FENTHAM BIRMINGHAM CHARITY	FY2024	£1k
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£1k	Children and Youth
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST	FY2023	£1k	Compassionate Support
DUMBRECK CHARITY	FY2023	£1k	Children’s Welfare
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£1k
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k	Children and Youth
THE W E DUNN TRUST	FY2024	£1k
THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITED	FY2022	£1k
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£1k	Children and Youth
THE W E DUNN TRUST	FY2025	£1k
DUMBRECK CHARITY	FY2025	£1k	Children’s Welfare
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST	FY2022	£1k	Compassionate Support
LOVEBRUM	FY2021	£500
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£500
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£500

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	30/06/2023	£25k	Unrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/01/2023	£161k	Safe Harbour - Therapeutic Services after Complex Loss and Trauma
UK government	09/09/2020	£33k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/05/2019	£91k	Beyond the Horizon Charity - Counselling and Play Therapy
The National Lottery Community Fund	05/11/2014	£10k	'Sound It Out - Therapeutic Drumming and Percussion'

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SUPPORT STAFFORDSHIRE	2	£2k
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION	1	£382k
THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£382k
THE PWC FOUNDATION	1	£351k
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' LIVERY CHARITY	1	£225k
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£157k
WALCOT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION	1	£30k
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST	1	£25k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FOUNDATIONS: SUPPORTING FAMILIES.

FOUNDATIONS: SUPPORTING FAMILIES income £336k
BEYOND FOOD FOUNDATION income £725k
BRIGHTER HORIZONS income £945k
BEYOND THE MARGIN income £175k
BEYOND THE WALL income £238k
THE BODIE HODGES FOUNDATION income £450k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BEYOND THE HORIZON CHARITY	£417k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
FOUNDATIONS: SUPPORTING FAMILIES FY2025	£336k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BEYOND FOOD FOUNDATION FY2025	£725k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
BRIGHTER HORIZONS FY2025	£945k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
BEYOND THE MARGIN FY2026	£175k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BEYOND THE WALL FY2025	£238k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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