Embracing Change
Embracing Change, (formally known as The Walk to Freedom Foundation) has an operational centre is based in central Luton, our services are currently based in the region. Member beneficiaries of our Dependency Support Programme are male and female and from many diverse backgrounds and cultures; between the ages of 16-60, and 11-20 for our Young People's Mentoring and Personal Development Workshops.
Objects
TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS THROUGHOUT ENGLAND BY PROVIDING SUPPORT, AWARENESS AND TRAINING IN ADDRESSING THE ISSUES OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
Latest income
£129k
Latest spending
£104k
Registered
2017
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls 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
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Paul Minettchair
- JOHN ARCHER
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | — | — |
| 30/06/2024 | £129k | £104k |
| 30/06/2023 | £94k | £108k |
| 30/06/2022 | £126k | £92k |
| 05/04/2021 | £99k | £91k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/06/2021 | £305k | I AM POSSIBLE Youth Challenge |
| UK government | 29/09/2020 | £40k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation | 13/08/2020 | £35k | Grant to The Walk to Freedom |
| Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation | 09/04/2020 | £4k | Grant to Walk to Freedom |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/06/2019 | £10k | Let's Get Together |