BASICS PLUS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 8 January 2001
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03884643
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £862,269
Latest expenditure: £940,475
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Basics Plus, Betton Farm Bakery, Racecourse Road, East Ayton, SCARBOROUGH, YO13 9HT

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To provide a sheltered work for adults with learning disabilities through community programmes.

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 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £862,269
Total Gross Expenditure: £940,475

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: 17 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 17 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £771,925
Total Gross Expenditure: £721,401

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 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 17 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £749,564
Total Gross Expenditure: £828,775

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: 25 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 25 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £826,717
Total Gross Expenditure: £754,070

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: 23 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 23 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £689,548
Total Gross Expenditure: £555,232

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 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £862,269
Total Gross Expenditure: £940,475
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 323876
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: 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: 17 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £771,925
Total Gross Expenditure: £721,401
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 329146
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: 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 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £749,564
Total Gross Expenditure: £828,775
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 296761
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: 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: 25 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £826,717
Total Gross Expenditure: £754,070
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 282223
Income From Government Grants: £48,043
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

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: 23 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £689,548
Total Gross Expenditure: £555,232
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 283490
Income From Government Grants: £182,139
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

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 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 5199
Income Other Trading Activities: 39503
Income Charitable Activities: 812862
Income Investments: 105
Income Other: 4600
Income Total Income And Endowments: 862269
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £940,475
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 940475
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 10208
Expenditure Support Costs: 111780
Expenditure Depreciation: 26362
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £625,881
Assets Total Fixed: 1102897
Assets Own Use: 1102141
Assets Long Term Investment: 756
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £106,322
Assets Total Liabilities: £583,338
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £625,881
Creditors One Year Total Current: 91733
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 491605
Assets Cash: £64,501
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 625881
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 625881
Count Employees: 35
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: 17 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 2702
Income Other Trading Activities: 30941
Income Charitable Activities: 615878
Income Investments: 165
Income Other: 122239
Income Total Income And Endowments: 771925
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £721,401
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 721401
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 900
Expenditure Support Costs: 10878
Expenditure Depreciation: 58037
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £704,087
Assets Total Fixed: 1126449
Assets Own Use: 1125798
Assets Long Term Investment: 651
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £175,851
Assets Total Liabilities: £598,213
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £704,087
Creditors One Year Total Current: 84015
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 514198
Assets Cash: £125,326
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 704087
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 704087
Count Employees: 35
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 March 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 5028
Income Other Trading Activities: 45134
Income Charitable Activities: 659190
Income Investments: 212
Income Other: 40000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 749564
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £828,775
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 828775
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 550
Expenditure Support Costs: 115974
Expenditure Depreciation: 30749
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £653,563
Assets Total Fixed: 1009617
Assets Own Use: 1009131
Assets Long Term Investment: 486
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £222,081
Assets Total Liabilities: £578,135
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £653,563
Creditors One Year Total Current: 53049
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 525086
Assets Cash: £165,197
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 653563
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 653563
Count Employees: 36
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: 25 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 82939
Income Other Trading Activities: 41135
Income Charitable Activities: 702643
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 826717
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £754,070
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 754070
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1550
Expenditure Support Costs: 144435
Expenditure Depreciation: 32658
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -1020
Reserves: £732,774
Assets Total Fixed: 1013139
Assets Own Use: 1012866
Assets Long Term Investment: 273
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £325,774
Assets Total Liabilities: £606,139
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £732,774
Creditors One Year Total Current: 72015
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 534124
Assets Cash: £282,071
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 732774
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 732774
Count Employees: 34
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: 23 March 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 184616
Income Other Trading Activities: 204368
Income Charitable Activities: 300564
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 689548
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £554,839
Expenditure Other: 393
Expenditure Total: 555232
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1921
Expenditure Support Costs: 99665
Expenditure Depreciation: 31408
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £660,127
Assets Total Fixed: 1025164
Assets Own Use: 1024986
Assets Long Term Investment: 178
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £225,112
Assets Total Liabilities: £590,149
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £660,127
Creditors One Year Total Current: 31730
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 558419
Assets Cash: £214,121
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 660127
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 660127
Count Employees: 34
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: North Yorkshire
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

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

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BASICS PLUS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2001-01-08T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26 NOVEMBER 2000 AS AMENDED BY WRITTEN RESOLUTION DATED 21 SEPTEMBER 2000.
Charitable Objects: (A) THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE IN SCARBOROUGH, WHITBY AND RYEDALE AND ITS ENVIRONS WITH A MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY BY THE PROVISION OF, OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION.(B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND GOODS TO THOSE PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH ITEMS BY REASON OF THEIR NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.(C) THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH PROMOTING THE RECYCLING AND RE-USE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
Area Of Benefit: SCARBOROUGH, WHITBY AND RYEDALE AND ITS ENVIRONS.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management