CCEW Charity Commission profile

ACCESS FOR LIVING

Registered charity 1031066 · organisation 1031066

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
7 February 1994
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
02796791
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£2,450,539
Latest expenditure
£2,093,408
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: ACCESS FOR LIVING, UNIT 9, SOUTHBROOK MEWS, LONDON, SE12 8LG

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity was formed to maintain and manage residential care homes and other forms of accommodation, to provide care, support and advice to enable people with learning disabilities to live in their own homes. The company is also active in all areas surrounding the care and well-being of people with learning disabilities including whenever possible the continued improvement in available services.

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
1 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
1 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,450,539
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,093,408
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
11 November 2024
Date Accounts Received
11 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,871,527
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,974,074
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
15 November 2023
Date Accounts Received
15 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,161,743
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,369,242
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
9 December 2022
Date Accounts Received
9 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,563,379
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,487,677
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
30 November 2021
Date Accounts Received
30 November 2021
Total Gross Income
£2,737,531
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,603,913

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
1 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,450,539
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,093,408
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
45
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
2444014
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 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
11 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,871,527
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,974,074
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
45
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
1863191
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
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
15 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,161,743
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,369,242
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
40
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
2156734
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 150001 200000
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
9 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,563,379
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,487,677
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
42
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Income From Government Contracts
2559318
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
30 November 2021
Total Gross Income
£2,737,531
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,603,913
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
45
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
2669977
Income From Government Grants
£48,227
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
0

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
1 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2444014
Income Investments
6525
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2450539
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,091,161
Expenditure Other
2247
Expenditure Total
2093408
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
10490
Expenditure Support Costs
170735
Expenditure Depreciation
6449
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£90,000
Assets Total Fixed
260331
Assets Own Use
260331
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£992,850
Assets Total Liabilities
£134,937
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,118,244
Creditors One Year Total Current
134937
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£651,431
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1118244
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
1118244
Count Employees
56
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
11 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1863191
Income Investments
8336
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1871527
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,971,827
Expenditure Other
2247
Expenditure Total
1974074
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
168142
Expenditure Depreciation
3458
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£90,000
Assets Total Fixed
259894
Assets Own Use
259894
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£692,380
Assets Total Liabilities
£191,161
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£761,113
Creditors One Year Total Current
191161
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£513,030
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
761113
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
761113
Count Employees
54
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
15 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
1334
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2156734
Income Investments
3675
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2161743
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,366,995
Expenditure Other
2247
Expenditure Total
2369242
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
14897
Expenditure Support Costs
143222
Expenditure Depreciation
2774
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£773,660
Assets Total Fixed
246676
Assets Own Use
246676
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£683,576
Assets Total Liabilities
£66,592
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£863,660
Creditors One Year Total Current
66592
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£613,101
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
773660
Funds Restricted
90000
Funds Total
863660
Count Employees
62
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
9 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
3965
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2559318
Income Investments
96
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2563379
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,485,430
Expenditure Other
2247
Expenditure Total
2487677
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
6960
Expenditure Support Costs
164129
Expenditure Depreciation
3746
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£821,156
Assets Total Fixed
249450
Assets Own Use
249450
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£930,756
Assets Total Liabilities
£109,047
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,071,159
Creditors One Year Total Current
109047
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£858,701
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
821159
Funds Restricted
250000
Funds Total
1071159
Count Employees
74
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
30 November 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
19103
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2669977
Income Investments
224
Income Other
48227
Income Total Income And Endowments
2737531
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,601,666
Expenditure Other
2247
Expenditure Total
2603913
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
6900
Expenditure Support Costs
218083
Expenditure Depreciation
3830
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£745,457
Assets Total Fixed
253196
Assets Own Use
253196
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£820,571
Assets Total Liabilities
£78,310
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£995,457
Creditors One Year Total Current
78310
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£712,363
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
745457
Funds Restricted
250000
Funds Total
995457
Count Employees
79
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Lewisham
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ACCESS FOR LIVING
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1994-02-07T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 5 MARCH 1993, AS AMENDED BY A SPECIAL RESOLUTION PASSED 7 DECEMBER 1993. as amended on 09 Feb 2023
Charitable Objects
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE ADVICE AND SERVICES WHICH WILL DIRECTLY RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY OR OTHER DISABILITIES WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM OR SURROUNDING AREA.
Area Of Benefit
IN PRACTICE LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM AND SURROUNDING AREA.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Care Quality Commission

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries