LIFE CHANCE TRUST
Registered charity 1199491 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
We help young people aged 16-25 to move beyond childhood trauma and find their way to happy, healthy and safe adult lives, through mentoring, training, advocacy and practical support to overcome social, emotional, behavioural, or educational difficulties. By furthering understanding of developmental trauma, we aim to combat stigma and shame and help to break inter-generational cycles of exclusion.
Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of negative £1,128 for the year ended 31 March 2026. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £37,726, which the Board determined was sufficient to hold three months of reserves and cover minimum wind-up costs. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six months of expenditure (held: £38k)
“It is the policy of the trust that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Life Chance Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Newton Abbot Town Council — ““Seeing the impact Life Chance Trust is making for young people in our community really impressed me which is why I chose them as my Charity…” (source page)
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- Julie Scott-Bryantchair
- Denise Jane Hawkins
- Harry James Davidson
- Kate Brimacombe
- Simon Almond · trustee of 1 other charity
- Vanessa Bedford
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LIFE CHANCE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of negative £1,128 for the year ended 31 March 2026. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £37,726, which the Board determined was sufficient to hold three months of reserves and cover minimum wind-up costs. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds LIFE CHANCE TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name LIFE CHANCE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE BLAGRAVE TRUST, THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION, WILFRID AND CONSTANCE CAVE FOUNDATION, NORTHBROOK COMMUNITY TRUST, THE GROCERS' CHARITY.
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