BASE 25 — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 25 September 1998
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03514910
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,080,867
Latest expenditure: £1,275,548
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: BASE 25, 29 - 31 Temple Street, WOLVERHAMPTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 4AN

Website recorded by the regulator: https://base25.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Base 25 is an information, advice and guidance centre for young people between 11 - 25 years. Services offered include a daily drop-in service, counselling, programme to reduce the number of young people at risk of sexual exploitation, Eastern European Community Development work, Safer Action for Everyone, young dads and lads project, anger management programme, and more.

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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: 12 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 12 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,080,867
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,275,548

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: 29 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,155,793
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,236,506

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: 19 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,281,079
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,215,262

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: 10 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 10 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,134,354
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,032,965

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: 24 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £677,429
Total Gross Expenditure: £678,847

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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: 12 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,080,867
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,275,548
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 810376
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: 5

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: 29 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,155,793
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,236,506
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 833137
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: 7

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: 19 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,281,079
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,215,262
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 723356
Income From Government Grants: £72,356
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: 4

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: 10 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,134,354
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,032,965
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Contracts: 711750
Income From Government Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
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: 24 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £677,429
Total Gross Expenditure: £678,847
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 659299
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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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: 12 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 10714
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 962315
Income Investments: 2799
Income Other: 105039
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1080867
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,275,548
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1275548
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 97273
Expenditure Depreciation: 4529
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £299,604
Assets Total Fixed: 17400
Assets Own Use: 17400
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £314,232
Assets Total Liabilities: £55,234
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £276,398
Creditors One Year Total Current: 55234
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £194,287
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -43874
Funds Restricted: 320272
Funds Total: 276398
Count Employees: 31
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: 29 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 2019
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1030978
Income Investments: 4723
Income Other: 118073
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1155793
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,443
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,235,063
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1236506
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 133950
Expenditure Depreciation: 5402
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £267,064
Assets Total Fixed: 19539
Assets Own Use: 19539
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £658,759
Assets Total Liabilities: £207,219
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £471,079
Creditors One Year Total Current: 207219
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £387,974
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 511644
Funds Restricted: -40565
Funds Total: 471079
Count Employees: 32
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: 19 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 9965
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1165892
Income Investments: 1174
Income Other: 104048
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1281079
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,215,262
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1215262
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 21068
Assets Own Use: 21068
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £581,260
Assets Total Liabilities: £50,536
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £551,792
Creditors One Year Total Current: 50536
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £0
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 29157
Funds Restricted: 522635
Funds Total: 551792
Count Employees: 32
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: 10 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 32605
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1018495
Income Investments: 69
Income Other: 83185
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1134354
Income Legacies: 30000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,032,965
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1032965
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 15322
Expenditure Support Costs: 75478
Expenditure Depreciation: 14566
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 8050
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 98344
Assets Own Use: 98344
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £477,285
Assets Total Liabilities: £89,654
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £485,975
Creditors One Year Total Current: 44827
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 44827
Assets Cash: £424,443
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 11376
Funds Restricted: 474599
Funds Total: 485975
Count Employees: 23
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: 24 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 680
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 674530
Income Investments: 113
Income Other: 2106
Income Total Income And Endowments: 677429
Income Legacies: 680
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £678,847
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 678847
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9505
Expenditure Support Costs: 67521
Expenditure Depreciation: 143
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 7481
Assets Own Use: 7481
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £448,646
Assets Total Liabilities: £71,541
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £384,586
Creditors One Year Total Current: 71541
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £376,100
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 135038
Funds Restricted: 249548
Funds Total: 384586
Count Employees: 17
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Wolverhampton
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Staffordshire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BASE 25
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1998-09-25T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 20 FEBRUARY 1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 16 AUGUST 1998
Charitable Objects: TO ASSIST AND EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE IN WOLVERHAMPTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA ("THE AREA OF BENEFIT") IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF AN INFORMATION AND ADVICE CENTRE AND SUCH OTHER SERVICES CALCULATED TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CAPACITIES IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED
Area Of Benefit: WOLVERHAMPTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investment