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BREAK

Registered charity 286650 · organisation 286650

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
6 May 1983
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
01699685
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£16,620,000
Latest expenditure
£16,555,000
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Break, Schofield House, 1 Spar Road, NORWICH, NR6 6BX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.break-charity.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Break supports children, young people and families in four key areas - young people in care and moving on, children and young people with disabilities, families in need of support and children at risk.

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
22 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
22 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£16,620,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£16,555,000
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
23 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
23 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£15,307,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£15,615,000
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
9 November 2023
Date Accounts Received
9 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£14,346,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,501,000
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
31 August 2022
Date Accounts Received
31 August 2022
Total Gross Income
£13,608,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£13,322,000
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
9 September 2021
Date Accounts Received
9 September 2021
Total Gross Income
£12,690,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,035,000

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
22 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£16,620,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£16,555,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
12
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
9452000
Income From Government Grants
£683,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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
650
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
23 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£15,307,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£15,615,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
15
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
8341000
Income From Government Grants
£669,630
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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
3
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
0
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
680
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
9 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£14,346,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,501,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
13
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
6539000
Income From Government Grants
£656,500
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
3
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
712
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
31 August 2022
Total Gross Income
£13,608,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£13,322,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
5
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
6741000
Income From Government Grants
£840,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Volunteers
671
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
9 September 2021
Total Gross Income
£12,690,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,035,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
5
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Contracts
6776000
Income From Government Grants
£1,846,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
844

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
22 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
1970000
Income Other Trading Activities
4627000
Income Charitable Activities
9995000
Income Investments
20000
Income Other
8000
Income Total Income And Endowments
16620000
Income Legacies
285000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£5,149,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£11,406,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
16555000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
75000
Expenditure Support Costs
2599000
Expenditure Depreciation
13000
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£549,000
Assets Total Fixed
3983000
Assets Own Use
3975000
Assets Long Term Investment
8000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,333,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,130,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,186,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
1009000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
121000
Assets Cash
£671,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
5059000
Funds Restricted
127000
Funds Total
5186000
Count Employees
448
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
23 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
1620000
Income Other Trading Activities
4680000
Income Charitable Activities
8966000
Income Investments
40000
Income Other
1000
Income Total Income And Endowments
15307000
Income Legacies
36000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£4,752,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£10,863,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
15615000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
54000
Expenditure Support Costs
2034000
Expenditure Depreciation
15000
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£703,000
Assets Total Fixed
3870000
Assets Own Use
3862000
Assets Long Term Investment
8000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,398,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,147,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,121,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
984000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
163000
Assets Cash
£710,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
5001000
Funds Restricted
120000
Funds Total
5121000
Count Employees
451
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
9 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
1988000
Income Other Trading Activities
4576000
Income Charitable Activities
7754000
Income Investments
23000
Income Other
5000
Income Total Income And Endowments
14346000
Income Legacies
147000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£4,333,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£10,168,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
14501000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
49000
Expenditure Support Costs
1938000
Expenditure Depreciation
25000
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-349000
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,061,000
Assets Total Fixed
3445000
Assets Own Use
3437000
Assets Long Term Investment
8000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,871,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£887,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,429,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
685000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
202000
Assets Cash
£1,638,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
5314000
Funds Restricted
115000
Funds Total
5429000
Count Employees
443
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
31 August 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
2295000
Income Other Trading Activities
4095000
Income Charitable Activities
7171000
Income Investments
1000
Income Other
46000
Income Total Income And Endowments
13608000
Income Legacies
33000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£4,182,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£9,140,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
13322000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
73000
Expenditure Support Costs
2180000
Expenditure Depreciation
91000
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,511,000
Assets Total Fixed
3822000
Assets Own Use
3814000
Assets Long Term Investment
8000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,097,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£986,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,933,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
611000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
375000
Assets Cash
£2,101,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
5677000
Funds Restricted
256000
Funds Total
5933000
Count Employees
438
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
9 September 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
2735000
Income Other Trading Activities
1447000
Income Charitable Activities
7180000
Income Investments
5000
Income Other
1323000
Income Total Income And Endowments
12690000
Income Legacies
132000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£3,415,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£8,620,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
12035000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
37000
Expenditure Support Costs
2061000
Expenditure Depreciation
101000
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,008,000
Assets Total Fixed
3926000
Assets Own Use
3918000
Assets Long Term Investment
8000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,715,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,994,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,647,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
638000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
1356000
Assets Cash
£2,377,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
5145000
Funds Restricted
502000
Funds Total
5647000
Count Employees
417
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
117
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Other Charitable Purposes

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BREAK
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2016-07-06T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
3997741
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1103169
Assoc Charity Name
GREAT YARMOUTH FAMILY CONTACT CENTRE
Charity Name
BREAK
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1983-05-06T00:00:00
Charity Name
BREAK
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2013-04-23T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
1051777
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1051777
Assoc Charity Name
NORFOLK AND NORWICH FAMILIES' HOUSE

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 15TH FEBRUARY 1983, AS AMENDED 26 NOVEMBER 1997 22 AUGUST 2005 AND 14 AUGUST 2006. as amended on 19 Jul 2021 as amended on 25 Mar 2025
Charitable Objects
1. THE RELIEF OF THE NEEDS OF PERSONS WHO ARE SICK, DISABLED (WHETHER PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY), DISADVANTAGED, INFIRM OR WHO HAVE LEARNING DISABILITIES OR OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS AND OF CHILDREN IN NEED WHO COME FROM POOR OR DEPRIVED BACKGROUNDS; 2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF ANY PERSONS WHO FALL WITHIN THE CATEGORIES SPECIFIED IN CLAUSES 3.1 AND 3.3; 3. THE RELIEF OF THE NEEDS OF PERSONS WHO EXPERIENCE EMOTIONAL OR BEHAVIOURAL DISORDERS; 3.4 THE RELIEF OF THE NEEDS AND THE SUPPORT OF THE FAMILIES OF ANY PERSONS FALLING INTO THE CATEGORIES SPECIFIED IN THIS CLAUSE 3.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

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