BUILDING FOUNDATIONS

Registered charity 1197220 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing work skills and experience to those that have been long term unemployed, have additional needs or have recently left full time education.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN CONSTRUCTION SKILLS TO ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE TO ENQUIRE THE BASIC QUALIFICATION TO WORK ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE AND TO TEACH BASIC CONSTRUCTIONS SKILLS TO THOSE WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity relies on grants, donations, and partnerships to expand its impact. The trustees report that there are no recommendations regarding the financial statements. The document does not disclose specific financial figures for reserves, income, or expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 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.

• Bullying and harassment 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

In the news

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• Building foundations to make an even bigger impact kidneyresearchuk.org · 03/11/2023
• Building Foundations Awards celebrates Newcastle United newcastleunited.com · 27/09/2022

Trustees · trustee networks

• Antony Jones
• David Parker · trustee of 1 other charity
• Michael Taylor · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Newport City

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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