CCEW Charity Commission profile

PAPYRUS PREVENTION OF YOUNG SUICIDE

Registered charity 1070896 · organisation 3952080

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
6 August 1998
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
03555482
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£5,308,845
Latest expenditure
£6,895,422
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: PAPYRUS Prevention Of Young Suicide, 2 Bankside, Crosfield Street, WARRINGTON, WA1 1UP

Website recorded by the regulator: www.papyrus-uk.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The PAPYRUS helpline, HOPELINE247 (0800 068 41 41), provides information and practical advice to any young person who is feeling suicidal and to anyone who is worried that a young person they know may be suicidal. PAPYRUS also produces suicide prevention information and resources. PAPYRUS offers a number of community-based and online education programme focusing on young suicide prevention.

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
15 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
15 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£5,308,845
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,895,422
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
10 December 2024
Date Accounts Received
10 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£5,617,691
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,447,661
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
20 December 2023
Date Accounts Received
20 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£4,500,926
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,606,703
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
£4,370,816
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,762,474
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
12 August 2021
Date Accounts Received
12 August 2021
Total Gross Income
£2,831,298
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,732,818

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
15 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£5,308,845
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,895,422
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
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 Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
0
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
0
Count Salary Band 200001 250000
0
Count Salary Band 250001 300000
0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000
0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000
0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000
0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000
0
Count Salary Band Over 500000
0
Count Volunteers
144
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
10 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£5,617,691
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,447,661
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
3
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
56600
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 Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
750
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
20 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£4,500,926
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,606,703
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
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
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
£4,370,816
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,762,474
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
£3
Income From Government Grants
£224,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
150
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
12 August 2021
Total Gross Income
£2,831,298
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,732,818
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
£1
Income From Government Grants
£35,184
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
150

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
15 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
1678517
Income Other Trading Activities
1487214
Income Charitable Activities
2094564
Income Investments
48550
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
5308845
Income Legacies
110309
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£471,123
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£6,424,299
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6895422
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
684226
Expenditure Support Costs
608435
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£968,598
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,736,740
Assets Total Liabilities
£633,180
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,103,560
Creditors One Year Total Current
633180
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£932,805
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
968598
Funds Restricted
134962
Funds Total
1103560
Count Employees
124
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
10 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
2428319
Income Other Trading Activities
1841666
Income Charitable Activities
1283516
Income Investments
64189
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
5617690
Income Legacies
793632
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£473,371
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,974,290
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
5447661
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
51789
Expenditure Support Costs
51789
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,645,637
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,100,844
Assets Total Liabilities
£410,707
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,690,137
Creditors One Year Total Current
410707
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,965,999
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2685637
Funds Restricted
4500
Funds Total
2690137
Count Employees
103
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
20 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
2003283
Income Other Trading Activities
1515537
Income Charitable Activities
950371
Income Investments
31735
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
4500926
Income Legacies
60012
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£326,259
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,280,444
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4606703
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
34538
Expenditure Support Costs
100000
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,475,608
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,819,479
Assets Total Liabilities
£299,371
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,520,108
Creditors One Year Total Current
299371
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£2,558,310
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2515608
Funds Restricted
4500
Funds Total
2520108
Count Employees
88
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
1385950
Income Other Trading Activities
1580964
Income Charitable Activities
1048906
Income Investments
10941
Income Other
344055
Income Total Income And Endowments
4370816
Income Legacies
110694
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£327,591
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,434,883
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3762474
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
18515
Expenditure Support Costs
50000
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,581,385
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,858,797
Assets Total Liabilities
£232,912
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,625,885
Creditors One Year Total Current
232912
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£2,461,726
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2621385
Funds Restricted
4500
Funds Total
2625885
Count Employees
78
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
12 August 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
1265929
Income Other Trading Activities
942339
Income Charitable Activities
614917
Income Investments
8113
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2831298
Income Legacies
14100
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£183,647
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,549,171
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2732818
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
33704
Expenditure Support Costs
33704
Expenditure Depreciation
7898
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£968,627
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,104,201
Assets Total Liabilities
£86,657
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,017,544
Creditors One Year Total Current
86657
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,935,266
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1936863
Funds Restricted
80681
Funds Total
2017544
Count Employees
62
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
PAPYRUS PREVENTION OF YOUNG SUICIDE
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1998-08-06T00:00:00
Charity Name
PAPYRUS PREVENTION OF YOUNG SUICIDE
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2024-02-13T00:00:00
Reason
Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number
5129780
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1184922
Assoc Charity Name
LAUREN'S PLACE
Charity Name
PAPYRUS PREVENTION OF YOUNG SUICIDE
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2026-06-02T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
5102686
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1173121
Assoc Charity Name
SEASONS FOR GROWTH GRIEF EDUCATION LIMITED

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 29 APRIL 1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 27 JUNE 1998, 7 OCTOBER 2000 AND 20TH NOVEMBER 2003.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30 APR 2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27 NOV 2020 as amended on 25 Oct 2025
Charitable Objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC INTO THE CAUSES AND EFFECT OF SUICIDE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY CONCERNING YOUNG PEOPLETO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PREVENTION OF SUICIDE BY YOUNG PEOPLE, AND WHERE POSSIBLE, TO OFFER ASSISTANCE TO THEM, THEIR FAMILIES AND/OR THEIR CARERS
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
375412
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
PAPYRUS (PREVENTION OF SUICIDES)
Charity Name Id
375389
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
PAPYRUS

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

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