01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 15 March 1993
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02688742
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £1,008,400
- Latest expenditure
- £1,229,103
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 1st & 2nd floors, 14/15 Lower Marsh, London, SE1 7RJ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.driveforwardfoundation.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
DRIVE FORWARD FOUNDATION, HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE FROM CARE (AGED 16-26) TO FIND SUITABLE EMPLOYMENT IN THEIR CHOSEN CAREER THROUGH INDIVIDUALLY TAILORED PROGRAMMES OF SUPPORT, TRAINING , WORK INDUCTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO GAIN EXPERIENCE THROUGH PAID EMPLOYMENT. PARTICULAR FOCUS ON YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE NO LONGER UNDER THE CARE OF THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,008,400
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,229,103
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,032,991
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,064,416
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,032,675
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £921,890
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £940,808
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £842,621
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,179,187
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £704,350
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 29 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,008,400
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,229,103
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 345006
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 25
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 4 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,032,991
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,064,416
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 4
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 221761
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 13 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,032,675
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £921,890
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 100795
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 61
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 10 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £940,808
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £842,621
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 169290
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 53
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 26 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,179,187
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £704,350
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 307465
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 63
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 29 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 648164
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 345006
- Income Investments
- 12294
- Income Other
- 2936
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1008400
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £60,150
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,168,953
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1229103
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 101037
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3654
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £836,336
- Assets Total Fixed
- 11066
- Assets Own Use
- 11066
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £879,734
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £41,890
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £848,910
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 41890
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £831,984
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 836336
- Funds Restricted
- 12574
- Funds Total
- 848910
- Count Employees
- 21
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 4 November 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 809802
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 221761
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 1428
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1032991
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £53,160
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,011,256
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1064416
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 111428
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3807
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,069,613
- Assets Total Fixed
- 18374
- Assets Own Use
- 18374
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,083,435
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £32,196
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,069,613
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 32196
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,008,957
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1069613
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1069613
- Count Employees
- 20
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 13 December 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1028309
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 4366
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1032675
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £52,134
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £869,756
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 921890
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 109594
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 4532
- Gain Loss Investment
- -94
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,101,038
- Assets Total Fixed
- 26807
- Assets Own Use
- 25987
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 820
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,225,040
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £150,809
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,101,038
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 150809
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,167,942
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1026839
- Funds Restricted
- 74199
- Funds Total
- 1101038
- Count Employees
- 17
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 10 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 934347
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 6461
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 940808
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £36,527
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £806,094
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 842621
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4080
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 92690
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2878
- Gain Loss Investment
- 69
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £813,424
- Assets Total Fixed
- 34621
- Assets Own Use
- 33707
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 914
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £977,296
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £21,570
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £990,347
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 21570
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £881,263
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 813424
- Funds Restricted
- 176923
- Funds Total
- 990347
- Count Employees
- 17
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 26 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1179154
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 33
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1179187
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £7,557
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £696,793
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 704350
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 81606
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1921
- Gain Loss Investment
- 33
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 42
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £678,676
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4677
- Assets Own Use
- 3694
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 983
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £923,665
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £36,113
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £892,229
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 36113
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £880,859
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 678676
- Funds Restricted
- 213553
- Funds Total
- 892229
- Count Employees
- 16
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout London
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- DRIVE FORWARD FOUNDATION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1993-03-15T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18/02/1992AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/07/1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/10/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/01/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/11/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 06/04/2011AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 20/04/2012 as amended on 20 Jul 2023
- Charitable Objects
- TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS, ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF NEEDY PERSONS, ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
- Area Of Benefit
- THE UK.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 137678
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- ST FRANCIS AND ST SERGIUS TRUST FUND
- Charity Name Id
- 137676
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- PARTNERS IN HOPE
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries