EMPOWER (Braintree District) — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 21 January 1999
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income: £65,155
Latest expenditure: £65,928
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 15 Larch Grove, WITHAM, Essex, CM8 2LW

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Mentoring - Assemblies - Re Lessons - Lunch Clubs - After School Clubs - Football Coaching.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 22 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 22 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £65,155
Total Gross Expenditure: £65,928

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: 29 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £86,630
Total Gross Expenditure: £63,315

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: 9 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 9 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £52,245
Total Gross Expenditure: £63,694

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: 21 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 21 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £47,598
Total Gross Expenditure: £53,437

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 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 16 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £50,977
Total Gross Expenditure: £47,758

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 22 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £65,155
Total Gross Expenditure: £65,928
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 29 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £86,630
Total Gross Expenditure: £63,315
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: No
Count Volunteers: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 9 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £52,245
Total Gross Expenditure: £63,694
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: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 21 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £47,598
Total Gross Expenditure: £53,437
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: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £50,977
Total Gross Expenditure: £47,758
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: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: EMPOWER (Braintree District)
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1999-01-21T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 10 NOVEMBER 1998 AS AMENDED ON 10 FEBRUARY 2009. as amended on 17 Jul 2024
Charitable Objects: (A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO PARTICULARLY AMONGST CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN BRAINTREE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES AMY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT (B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES IN THE SAID LOCALITY AND ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.
Area Of Benefit: BRAINTREE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND ELSEWHERE

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 450412
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CYO BRAINTREE DISTRICT

Charity Name Id: 450403
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CHRISTIAN YOUTH OUTREACH BRAINTREE DISTRICT TRUST

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures