CCEW Charity Commission profile

ASPIRE LIVING LIMITED

Registered charity 1024904 · organisation 1024904

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
16 August 1993
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
02720295
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£11,417,574
Latest expenditure
£10,864,270
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: THE WEST HOUSE, ALPHA COURT, SWINGBRIDGE ROAD, GRANTHAM, LINCOLNSHIRE, NG31 7XT

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Aspire provides care and support to people with a learning disability both at home and in the community and to those living in residential care accommodation. It runs a community hub, an online centre and a social club for adults. Aspire also provides respite support for carers.

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
23 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
23 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£11,417,574
Total Gross Expenditure
£10,864,270
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
30 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
30 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£8,826,994
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,411,332
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
16 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
16 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£6,080,671
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,041,354
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
30 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
30 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,397,763
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,097,972
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
28 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
28 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£6,707,844
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,665,668

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
23 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£11,417,574
Total Gross Expenditure
£10,864,270
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
13
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
8359332
Income From Government Grants
£64,202
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 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
30 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£8,826,994
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,411,332
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
12
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
6694252
Income From Government Grants
£12,798
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 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
16 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£6,080,671
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,041,354
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
9
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
5321170
Income From Government Grants
£2,732
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
0
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
30 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,397,763
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,097,972
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
9
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£8
Income From Government Contracts
5951912
Income From Government Grants
£334,317
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
3
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
28 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£6,707,844
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,665,668
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
9
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Contracts
6244824
Income From Government Grants
£201,281
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
2

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
23 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
2882
Income Other Trading Activities
34142
Income Charitable Activities
11366626
Income Investments
13924
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
11417574
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£10,834,326
Expenditure Other
29944
Expenditure Total
10864270
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
1085530
Expenditure Depreciation
43076
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
44600
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£904,991
Assets Total Fixed
912102
Assets Own Use
912102
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,859,361
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,866,472
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£904,991
Creditors One Year Total Current
513488
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
2352984
Assets Cash
£270,221
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
838907
Funds Restricted
66084
Funds Total
904991
Count Employees
390
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
30 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
5859
Income Other Trading Activities
25304
Income Charitable Activities
8780687
Income Investments
15144
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
8826994
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£9,382,379
Expenditure Other
28953
Expenditure Total
9411332
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
3308
Expenditure Support Costs
1372721
Expenditure Depreciation
42556
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
908878
Assets Own Use
908878
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,186,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,787,791
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£307,087
Creditors One Year Total Current
853088
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
1934703
Assets Cash
£117,298
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
299014
Funds Restricted
8073
Funds Total
307087
Count Employees
321
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
16 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
3148
Income Other Trading Activities
18012
Income Charitable Activities
6006112
Income Investments
50667
Income Other
2732
Income Total Income And Endowments
6080671
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£7,000,283
Expenditure Other
41071
Expenditure Total
7041354
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
1817
Expenditure Support Costs
1373201
Expenditure Depreciation
44961
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
74600
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
937467
Assets Own Use
937467
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,367,869
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,413,911
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£891,425
Creditors One Year Total Current
292341
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
1121570
Assets Cash
£117,298
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
816013
Funds Restricted
75412
Funds Total
891425
Count Employees
244
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
30 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
1352
Income Other Trading Activities
10851
Income Charitable Activities
5973028
Income Investments
47395
Income Other
365137
Income Total Income And Endowments
6397763
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£6,729,991
Expenditure Other
367981
Expenditure Total
7097972
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
385
Expenditure Support Costs
1258311
Expenditure Depreciation
49343
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,307,239
Assets Total Fixed
907828
Assets Own Use
907828
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,989,198
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,119,518
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,777,508
Creditors One Year Total Current
390674
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
728844
Assets Cash
£277,727
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1704526
Funds Restricted
72982
Funds Total
1777508
Count Employees
267
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
28 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
59450
Income Other Trading Activities
9755
Income Charitable Activities
6278874
Income Investments
47395
Income Other
312370
Income Total Income And Endowments
6707844
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£6,304,305
Expenditure Other
361363
Expenditure Total
6665668
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
128
Expenditure Support Costs
604781
Expenditure Depreciation
53234
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
36900
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,714,749
Assets Total Fixed
950435
Assets Own Use
950435
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,105,917
Assets Total Liabilities
£578,635
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,477,717
Creditors One Year Total Current
391168
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
187467
Assets Cash
£292,204
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2409592
Funds Restricted
68125
Funds Total
2477717
Count Employees
292
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Worcestershire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Gloucestershire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Herefordshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
South Gloucestershire
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
116
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Recreation
Classification Code
107
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Accommodation/housing
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ASPIRE LIVING LIMITED
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2011-04-07T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (gi)
Assoc Organisation Number
519852
Assoc Registered Charity Number
519852
Assoc Charity Name
ASPIRE CHOICES LIMITED
Charity Name
ASPIRE LIVING LIMITED
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1993-08-16T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 04/06/1992AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20/07/1993AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/05/1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 24/04/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20 JUL 2016AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03 OCT 2016AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 02 SEP 2022AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24 JUN 2024
Charitable Objects
THE COMPANY’S OBJECTS ARE THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDING SERVICES IN THE SUPPORT OF RESIDENTIAL, RESPITE AND OTHER SUITABLE FORMS OF CARE, EDUCATION AND WORK OPPORTUNITIES AND BY THE PROMOTION OF AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH PERSONS AND THE COMPANY CAN DO ALL THINGS THAT ARE INCIDENTAL OR CONDUCIVE TO ITS OBJECTS OR ANY OF THEM.
Area Of Benefit
IN PRACTICE HEREFORDSHIRE

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
133501
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
ASPIRE LIVING

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Care Quality Commission

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures