Phab Life
The Phab Charity Shop provides a training environment for people with additional needs in a real working environment. Our clients receive assistance in learning new retail skills from one to one assistance to support being on hand when required.
Objects
The objects of the CIO are- To promote social inclusion for the public benefit for people who are disabled, have a mental health issue or learning disability who are excluded from society, or part of society as a result of their disability, mental health issue or learning disability by relieving the needs of those people and assisting them to integrate into society. - To advance the social education and training of disabled people within South East Essex due to their social or economic circumstances or otherwise, are in need and unable to gain employment in the United Kingdom.- To relieve the needs of people who are disabled, have a mental health issue or a learning disability by providing volunteering and training opportunities within The Phab Shop and The Phabulous Caf? and by such other means as the trustees decide. - To relieve the charitable needs of disabled people within South East Essex in particular but not exclusively by: improving the involvement and representation of disabled peoplepromoting greater awareness of disability within the South East Essex community.
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- 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)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2025
- Volunteers: 1
- Government income: £3,417 — grants £3,417 (3,417); 19% of the £18,179 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2024
- Volunteers: 30
- Government income: £4,780 — grants £4,780 (1); 14% of the £33,501 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2023
- Volunteers: 15
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit
- Has a trading subsidiary
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 30/04/2021 (received 19/05/2022, 80 days after the 28/02/2022 due date).
Trustees
- Jenny Drewerchair
- Nigel Butler
- Peter Cunningham
- Rachel Seomore
- Richard Houghton
- VANESSA NEUPAUER
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/04/2025 | £18k | £29k |
| 30/04/2024 | £34k | £42k |
| 30/04/2023 | £174k | £178k |
| 30/04/2022 | £191k | £174k |
| 30/04/2021 | £88k | £64k |
Common questions
Who funds Phab Life?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Phab Life as a grant recipient include ROSCA TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROSCA TRUST | FY2023 | £2k | |
| ROSCA TRUST | FY2024 | Unverified read£2k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 01/05/2026 | £19k | Phab Life Inclusive Community Spaces Project |
| UK government | 22/09/2020 | £10k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |