01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 13 May 1997
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03311884
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £11,740,115
- Latest expenditure
- £11,761,060
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: The Big Life Group, 339 Stretford Road, Manchester, M15 4ZY
Website recorded by the regulator: www.thebiglifegroup.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To promote and provide initiatives to advance well being. It is a charity which offers opportunities to people who have had a raw deal in life, to change their lives for the better.
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
- £11,740,115
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,761,060
- 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
- 20 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £11,093,926
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,225,624
- 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
- 2 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £7,983,957
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,880,978
- 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
- 16 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £7,603,259
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,512,498
- 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
- 22 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £6,839,451
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,582,159
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
- £11,740,115
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,761,060
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 11
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 10864842
- Income From Government Grants
- £18,376
- 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 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 169
- 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
- 20 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £11,093,926
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,225,624
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 10
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 9047741
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- 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
- 168
- 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
- 2 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £7,983,957
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,880,978
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 7
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 7282748
- 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
- 40
- 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
- 16 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £7,603,259
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,512,498
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 12
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 7064305
- Income From Government Grants
- £14,349
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 273
- 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
- 22 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £6,839,451
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,582,159
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 12
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 6127724
- Income From Government Grants
- £286,451
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 80
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
- 75748
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 11629640
- Income Investments
- 34727
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 11740115
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £11,761,060
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 11761060
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7664
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1237564
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 70396
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £62,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3008308
- Assets Own Use
- 3008308
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,044,565
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,950,864
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,102,009
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2877692
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 73172
- Assets Cash
- £459,931
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3070588
- Funds Restricted
- 31421
- Funds Total
- 3102009
- Count Employees
- 170
- 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
- 20 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1411306
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 9632915
- Income Investments
- 49705
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 11093926
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £10,225,624
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 10225624
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1133902
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 54612
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £233,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2857708
- Assets Own Use
- 2857708
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,981,020
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,715,774
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,122,954
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1642602
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 73172
- Assets Cash
- £1,078,030
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3090562
- Funds Restricted
- 32392
- Funds Total
- 3122954
- Count Employees
- 163
- 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
- 2 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 66630
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 321414
- Income Charitable Activities
- 7417300
- Income Investments
- 20212
- Income Other
- 158401
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7983957
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £7,880,978
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7880978
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 8135
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1023594
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 27953
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,220,107
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1099896
- Assets Own Use
- 1099896
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,751,128
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,596,372
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,254,652
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1596372
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,353,769
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2220107
- Funds Restricted
- 34545
- Funds Total
- 2254652
- Count Employees
- 165
- 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
- 16 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 68272
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 7534117
- Income Investments
- 870
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7603259
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £7,512,498
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7512498
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 165014
- Expenditure Governance
- 5265
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 5265
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 27793
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,132,728
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1091708
- Assets Own Use
- 1091708
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -107000
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,205,271
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,038,306
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,151,673
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1038306
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,675,342
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2132728
- Funds Restricted
- 18945
- Funds Total
- 2151673
- Count Employees
- 132
- 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
- 22 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 6839451
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6839451
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,582,159
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6582159
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 9693
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 764782
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 27793
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -40000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,033,951
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1119510
- Assets Own Use
- 1119510
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -122000
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,719,246
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £655,844
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,060,912
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 655844
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,580,453
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2033951
- Funds Restricted
- 26961
- Funds Total
- 2060912
- Count Employees
- 122
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Salford City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater Manchester
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Rochdale
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater Manchester
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Manchester City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater Manchester
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 204
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- Big Life Services
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1997-05-13T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- Big Life Services
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-02-08T00:00:00
- Reason
- Amalgamated
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4027508
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1116806
- Assoc Charity Name
- WESLEY COMMUNITY FURNITURE
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 03 FEB 1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09 AUG 2005AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 16 NOV 2000AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 08 SEP 2003AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 09 OCT 2007NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 14 JUL 2021 as amended on 01 Apr 2025
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE INITIATIVES TO ADVANCE WELL BEING BY:(1) PROMOTING WELL BEING AND HEALTHY LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH EMPOWERMENT AND SELF HELP INITIATIVES(2) DEVELOP SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES FOR PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY(3) PROVIDE INFORMATION ON SERVICES AVAILABLE (BOTH STATUTORY AND VOLUNTARY) TO LOCAL PEOPLE(4) PROVIDE AN EASY ACCESS POINT TO SERVICES FOR LOCAL PEOPLE(5) PROVIDE TRAINING, EDUCATION AND SKILL SHARING(6) PROVIDE COMMUNITY RESOURCES (7) DEVELOP AND COORDINATE VOLUNTARY INITIATIVES IN THE COMMUNITY(8) DEVELOP A PARTNERSHIP APPROACH WITH OTHER AGENCIES TO INCREASE THE RANGE OF OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO COMMUNITIES(9) SET UP AND ESTABLISH LIAISON STRUCTURES BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY, VOLUNTARY AND STATUTORY SERVICES
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 371875
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- COMMUNITY HEALTH & RESOURCE CENTRES LTD
- Charity Name Id
- 371858
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- BIG LIFE CENTRES
- Charity Name Id
- 371871
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- CHRC
- Charity Name Id
- 371865
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- BIG LIFE SERVICES
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Care Quality Commission
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures