CCEW Charity Commission profile

BACKUP NORTH WEST

Registered charity 1064698 · organisation 3942337

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
3 October 1997
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
03399617
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£3,611,832
Latest expenditure
£3,436,414
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: BRIDGEMAN HOUSE, 77 BRIDGEMAN STREET, BOLTON, BL3 6BY

Website recorded by the regulator: https://backup-charity.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To provide supported housing and emergency over night accommodation to single homeless 16-25 year olds. The aim of the service is to prevent homelessness, reduce risk of harm through rough sleeping and enable independent living.

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
30 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
30 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£3,611,832
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,436,414
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
3 December 2024
Date Accounts Received
3 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,497,687
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,203,612
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
31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,250,502
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,213,885
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
22 December 2022
Date Accounts Received
22 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,590,645
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,781,672
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
25 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
25 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,513,650
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,343,012

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
30 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£3,611,832
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,436,414
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
481000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
20
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
3 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,497,687
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,203,612
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
481000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
20
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
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,250,502
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,213,885
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£12
Income From Government Contracts
471067
Income From Government Grants
£22,550
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
10
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
22 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,590,645
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,781,672
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£6
Income From Government Grants
£13,590
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
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
31
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
25 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,513,650
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,343,012
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Income From Government Contracts
524000
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
12

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
30 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
110651
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
3499194
Income Investments
1987
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3611832
Income Legacies
18000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£45,745
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,390,669
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3436414
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
89247
Expenditure Support Costs
503222
Expenditure Depreciation
16168
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
5468
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£841,533
Assets Total Fixed
13885
Assets Own Use
13885
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-51000
Assets Other Assets
£1,137,663
Assets Total Liabilities
£228,731
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£871,817
Creditors One Year Total Current
228731
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£795,922
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
855418
Funds Restricted
16399
Funds Total
871817
Count Employees
82
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
3 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
81004
Income Other Trading Activities
55670
Income Charitable Activities
3360368
Income Investments
645
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3497687
Income Legacies
50000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£29,216
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,174,396
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3203612
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
92073
Expenditure Support Costs
468395
Expenditure Depreciation
27369
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-23377
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£600,979
Assets Total Fixed
27889
Assets Own Use
27889
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-76000
Assets Other Assets
£891,310
Assets Total Liabilities
£152,268
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£690,931
Creditors One Year Total Current
152268
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£376,138
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
628868
Funds Restricted
62063
Funds Total
690931
Count Employees
81
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
31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
76435
Income Other Trading Activities
53084
Income Charitable Activities
3120261
Income Investments
722
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3250502
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£30,069
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,183,816
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3213885
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
88026
Expenditure Support Costs
229280
Expenditure Depreciation
24986
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-21537
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£317,833
Assets Total Fixed
49456
Assets Own Use
49456
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-71000
Assets Other Assets
£727,126
Assets Total Liabilities
£285,349
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£420,233
Creditors One Year Total Current
285349
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£494,088
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
367289
Funds Restricted
52944
Funds Total
420233
Count Employees
82
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
22 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
17096
Income Other Trading Activities
50641
Income Charitable Activities
2522007
Income Investments
901
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2590645
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£11,536
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,770,136
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2781672
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
95674
Expenditure Support Costs
196366
Expenditure Depreciation
23156
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
56827
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£419,892
Assets Total Fixed
47576
Assets Own Use
47576
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-67000
Assets Other Assets
£626,011
Assets Total Liabilities
£201,434
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£405,153
Creditors One Year Total Current
190850
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
10584
Assets Cash
£332,860
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
367468
Funds Restricted
37685
Funds Total
405153
Count Employees
76
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
25 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
15489
Income Other Trading Activities
28023
Income Charitable Activities
2468512
Income Investments
1626
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2513650
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£5,748
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,337,264
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2343012
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
40712
Expenditure Support Costs
170326
Expenditure Depreciation
12417
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-113790
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£735,920
Assets Total Fixed
51333
Assets Own Use
51333
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-140000
Assets Other Assets
£936,278
Assets Total Liabilities
£190,358
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£657,253
Creditors One Year Total Current
166289
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
24069
Assets Cash
£552,538
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
647253
Funds Restricted
10000
Funds Total
657253
Count Employees
71
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Bolton
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
107
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Accommodation/housing
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BACKUP NORTH WEST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1997-10-03T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 7 JULY 1997AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 08 MAR 2018
Charitable Objects
TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY AMONGST THE INHABITANTS OF THE BOLTON AREA, AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE SINGLE YOUNG PEOPLE WITHOUT SETTLED HOUSING ACCOMMODATION (THE CLIENT GROUP) WITH SHORT TERM ACCOMMODATION AND TO HELP EDUCATE AND COUNSEL SUCH YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR PARTNERS, RELATIVES AND FRIENDS WHO MAY ALSO BE AFFECTED BY THESE CONDITIONS; AND2.2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ALL MATTERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PREVENTION AND EFFECTS OF HIV AND AIDS
Area Of Benefit
BOLTON

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
602639
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
BACKUP NORTH WEST
Charity Name Id
426777
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
BOLTON YOUNG PERSONS HOUSING SCHEME

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures