EARLY BREAK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 20 October 1998
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03320039
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £5,228,375
Latest expenditure: £5,156,464
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 2nd Floor Castle Buildings, 5 - 10 Market Place, Bury, BL9 0LD

Website recorded by the regulator: www.earlybreak.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To provide the relief of sickness and the preservation of good health of young people who use legal and illegal drugs, by the provision of counselling, support and treatment services for such persons and their families. To advance research into the use of drugs and disseminate the results in the areas of Bury, Rochdale and East Lancashire.

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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: 30 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £5,228,375
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,156,464

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: 8 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 8 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,948,003
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,436,786

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: £4,425,392
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,915,287

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: 23 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 23 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,125,064
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,832,559

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: £2,177,110
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,866,087

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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: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £5,228,375
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,156,464
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 38
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 4965587
Income From Government Grants: £116,769
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 80001 90000: 1
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: 8 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,948,003
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,436,786
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 16
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 4923617
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 70001 80000: 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: £4,425,392
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,915,287
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 1465386
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: 20

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: 23 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,125,064
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,832,559
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 496200
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 20

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: £2,177,110
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,866,087
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 496200
Income From Government Grants: £93,798
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 20

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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: 30 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 5533
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 5212389
Income Investments: 6267
Income Other: 4186
Income Total Income And Endowments: 5228375
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £7,076
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £5,149,388
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 5156464
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 24981
Expenditure Support Costs: 421442
Expenditure Depreciation: 35825
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £865,183
Assets Total Fixed: 640681
Assets Own Use: 640681
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,044,319
Assets Total Liabilities: £489,706
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,195,294
Creditors One Year Total Current: 366115
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 123591
Assets Cash: £1,599,430
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1494234
Funds Restricted: 701060
Funds Total: 2195294
Count Employees: 119
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: 8 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 16170
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 4923617
Income Investments: 4065
Income Other: 4151
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4948003
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £9,618
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £4,427,168
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4436786
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 19108
Expenditure Support Costs: 358326
Expenditure Depreciation: 24443
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £855,776
Assets Total Fixed: 270046
Assets Own Use: 270046
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,287,466
Assets Total Liabilities: £434,129
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,123,383
Creditors One Year Total Current: 301363
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 132766
Assets Cash: £1,605,778
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1183969
Funds Restricted: 939414
Funds Total: 2123383
Count Employees: 110
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: 12707
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 4411607
Income Investments: 1078
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4425392
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £8,870
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,906,417
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3915287
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 16760
Expenditure Support Costs: 360404
Expenditure Depreciation: 15717
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £734,726
Assets Total Fixed: 29059
Assets Own Use: 29059
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,249,395
Assets Total Liabilities: £666,288
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,612,166
Creditors One Year Total Current: 666288
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £927,090
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 823932
Funds Restricted: 788234
Funds Total: 1612166
Count Employees: 104
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: 23 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 14122
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 3110912
Income Investments: 30
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3125064
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,832,559
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2832559
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 16159
Expenditure Support Costs: 257164
Expenditure Depreciation: 12112
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £516,876
Assets Total Fixed: 39666
Assets Own Use: 39666
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,992,394
Assets Total Liabilities: £929,999
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,102,061
Creditors One Year Total Current: 929999
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,230,038
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 624429
Funds Restricted: 477632
Funds Total: 1102061
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: 25 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 12607
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 2164265
Income Investments: 238
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2177110
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,866,087
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1866087
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 16252
Expenditure Support Costs: 253790
Expenditure Depreciation: 13825
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £469,623
Assets Total Fixed: 28224
Assets Own Use: 28224
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,110,800
Assets Total Liabilities: £329,468
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £809,556
Creditors One Year Total Current: 329468
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £911,664
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 542490
Funds Restricted: 267066
Funds Total: 809556
Count Employees: 54
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

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

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: EARLY BREAK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1998-10-20T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18 FEB 1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13 AUG 1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 JAN 1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12 SEP 2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04 DEC 2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 29 AUG 2017
Charitable Objects: (A) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO USE LEGAL AND ILLEGAL DRUGS BY THE PROVISION OF A COUNSELLING, SUPPORT AND TREATMENT SERVICE FOR SUCH PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES.(B) TO ADVANCE RESEARCH INTO THE USE OF SUBSTANCES BY YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.(C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR YOUNG SUBSTANCE USERS AND MISUSERS AND THE PROFESSIONALS AND ORGANISATIONS WHO COME INTO CONTACT WITH SUCH PERSONS, BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE TRAINING, ADVICE AND INFORMATION AND RESOURCES.(D)TO PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND INFORMATION AND RAISING AWARENESS.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Regulators

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

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests