BOUNCE FORWARD

Registered charity 1170591 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOW TO THRIVE

Bounce Forward (previously known as How to Thrive) are specialists in practical resilience training in schools. We provide schools with the training, skills and resources they need to build their student's resilience. The approaches and programmes we offer are based on well understood and validated psychological concepts and principles.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF SKILLS TO REACH ONES FULL POTENTIAL.

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

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Latest income
£109k
Latest spending
£80k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with net liabilities of £13,714, a slight improvement from the £16,416 deficit in the prior year. While unrestricted income increased to £109,493, the charity reported a net surplus of £2,702 for the period, driven by significant reductions in charitable expenditure. The trustees maintain a going concern basis, citing improved results post-year-end and expected future surpluses.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient unrestricted reserves to allow the charitable incorporated organisation to meet its objects and cover all expenditure (held: £-14k)
“It is the policy of the trustees to maintain sufficient unrestricted reserves to allow the charitable incorporated organisation to meet its objects and cover all expenditure.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan from Ian Bailey (spouse of key management personnel Lucy Bailey).
“The charity received a loan of £25,000 on 28 April 2023 from Ian Bailey, a spouse to Lucy Bailey, a key member of the management personnel. Interest of £735 (2024: £735) was charged on the loan. The balance outstanding on the loan as at 30 September 2025 was £9,896 (2024: £16,146). There are no donations from related parties which are outside the normal course of business and no restricted donations from related parties.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bounce Forward (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.

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£109k£80k
30/09/2024£131k£297k
30/09/2023£304k£254k
30/09/2022£254k£279k
30/09/2021£202k£206k

Common questions

Is BOUNCE FORWARD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with net liabilities of £13,714, a slight improvement from the £16,416 deficit in the prior year. While unrestricted income increased to £109,493, the charity reported a net surplus of £2,702 for the period, driven by significant reductions in charitable expenditure. The trustees maintain a going concern basis, citing improved results post-year-end and expected future surpluses. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BOUNCE FORWARD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BOUNCE FORWARD as a grant recipient include BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2022£10kLuton Rising Small Grants Fund

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation01/03/2021£10kGrant to Bounce Forward
Sport England22/03/2018£3kTIED - Talk and Walk

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 BOUNCE! BRIGHTER FUTURES FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BOUNCE FORWARD£109k—0unclear—no doubt
BOUNCE! BRIGHTER FUTURES FOUNDATION FY2025£177k—0above—no doubt
BOUNCE BACK FOUNDATION FY2025£2.8m£60,000 - £69,9991unclear—noted
THINKFORWARD (UK) FY2025£2.4m——unclear—no doubt
GROWING RESILIENCE IN TEENS FY2025£301k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MENTAL HEALTH AND RESILIENCE FOUNDATION FY2025£109k—0below—no doubt

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