PROMISING FUTURES
Providing small grants to individuals up to the age of 18 years who live, work or go to school on Castle Vale. These grants are to support in hardship or to widen horizons.
Objects
TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 18 LIVING, WORKING OR GOING TO SCHOOL IN CASTLE VALE, WHO SUFFER FROM FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, TO SUPPORT THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND ASPIRATIONS GIVE THEM EVERY CHANCE TO SUCCEED IN THE FUTURE, THROUGH CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS THE LIKES OF EQUIPMENT, CLOTHING, TRIPS AND VISITS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DEEM APPROPRIATE.
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 4
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 09/05/2024, 99 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).
Trustees
- TREVOR EVANSchair
- JULIE EDWARDS
- SEAN JORDAN
- TAYLOR BILLINGS
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £0 | £459 |
| 31/03/2024 | £0 | £764 |
| 31/03/2023 | £123 | £2k |
| 31/03/2022 | £286 | £4k |
| 31/03/2021 | £8k | £6k |
Common questions
Who funds PROMISING FUTURES?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PROMISING FUTURES as a grant recipient include BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL | FY2021 | £2k | Grant |