DESTINATION FLORIDA — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 30 July 1991
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £597,097
Latest expenditure: £659,447
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: The Sharp Project, Thorp Road, MANCHESTER, M40 5BJ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.destinationflorida.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Destination Florida operates in the North West of England, mainly in the Greater Manchester , Leeds and Liverpool.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 3 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 3 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £597,097
Total Gross Expenditure: £659,447

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 22 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £531,399
Total Gross Expenditure: £202,695

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 10 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £559,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £758,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 18 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 18 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £242,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £189,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 25 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 25 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £334,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £173,000

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 3 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £597,097
Total Gross Expenditure: £659,447
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 22 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £531,399
Total Gross Expenditure: £202,695
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 10 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £559,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £758,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 103

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 18 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £242,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £189,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £334,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £173,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 3 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 592221
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 4876
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 597097
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £56,590
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £472,623
Expenditure Other: 130234
Expenditure Total: 659447
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4101
Expenditure Support Costs: 53324
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £394,691
Assets Total Fixed: 47
Assets Own Use: 47
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £396,061
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,417
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £394,691
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1417
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £396,061
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 394691
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 394691
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 22 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 528973
Income Investments: 2426
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 531399
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £200,836
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,859
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 202695
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1859
Expenditure Support Costs: 12494
Expenditure Depreciation: 10
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £457,041
Assets Total Fixed: 55
Assets Own Use: 55
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £458,534
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,548
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £457,041
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1548
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £458,534
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 457041
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 457041
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 10 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 558278
Income Investments: 27
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 558305
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £284,505
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £473,495
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 758000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3116
Expenditure Support Costs: 26765
Expenditure Depreciation: 11
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £128,337
Assets Total Fixed: 65
Assets Own Use: 65
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £128,294
Assets Total Liabilities: £22
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £128,337
Creditors One Year Total Current: 22
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £128,294
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 128337
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 128337
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: DESTINATION FLORIDA
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1991-07-30T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 10 JUNE 1991 as amended on 12 Mar 2024 as amended on 14 Jul 2025
Charitable Objects: (1) TO RELIEVE THE NEED OF CHILDREN WITH LIFE THREATENING DISEASES AND DISABLED CHILDREN AND IN PARTICULAR TO ASSIST SUCH CHILDREN TO HAVE HOLIDAYS TO AMONGST OTHER PLACES FLORIDA USA (2) TO RELIEVE THE NEED OF FAMILIES OF SUCH CHILDREN
Area Of Benefit: IN PRACTICE MANCHESTER LANCASHIRE AND UK

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures