FREE@LAST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 8 December 2003
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04723576
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £324,245
Latest expenditure: £333,151
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 49 Nechells Park Road, Nechells, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5PR

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Providing support and opportunities for local people to improve their standards of living and reach their full potential. This includes youth work, teenage pregnancy and sexual health, dad's support, debt & benefit advice, outdoor activities, multi-media and career support.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £324,245
Total Gross Expenditure: £333,151

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £719,577
Total Gross Expenditure: £857,043

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 1 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 1 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £434,625
Total Gross Expenditure: £465,998

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 26 September 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £461,847
Total Gross Expenditure: £481,896

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 17 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 17 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £530,253
Total Gross Expenditure: £502,277

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £324,245
Total Gross Expenditure: £333,151
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £719,577
Total Gross Expenditure: £857,043
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £400,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 1 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £434,625
Total Gross Expenditure: £465,998
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: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 26 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £461,847
Total Gross Expenditure: £481,896
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: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 17 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £530,253
Total Gross Expenditure: £502,277
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: £16
Income From Government Grants: £93,542
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 14

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 184526
Income Other Trading Activities: 132887
Income Charitable Activities: 400000
Income Investments: 2164
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 719577
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £123,722
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £733,321
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 857043
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 2100
Expenditure Depreciation: 44520
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 1883026
Assets Own Use: 1882926
Assets Long Term Investment: 100
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £73,819
Assets Total Liabilities: £24,383
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,932,462
Creditors One Year Total Current: 15609
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 8774
Assets Cash: £61,419
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 60851
Funds Restricted: 1871611
Funds Total: 1932462
Count Employees: 13
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 17 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 388655
Income Other Trading Activities: 141576
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 22
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 530253
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £112,220
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £390,057
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 502277
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2160
Expenditure Support Costs: 2160
Expenditure Depreciation: 48922
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £173,635
Assets Total Fixed: 1966835
Assets Own Use: 1966835
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £215,603
Assets Total Liabilities: £61,088
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,121,350
Creditors One Year Total Current: 22202
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 38886
Assets Cash: £208,718
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 173635
Funds Restricted: 1947715
Funds Total: 2121350
Count Employees: 17
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

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

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

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

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

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

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: FREE@LAST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2003-12-08T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 04 APRIL 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 18 NOVEMBER 2003 as amended on 23 Aug 2021
Charitable Objects: 2.1 THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY, IN EACH CASE ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO:(A) PROMOTE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF EACH AREA OR REGION IN WHICH THE COMPANY OPERATES WITHOUT DISTINCTION ON GROUNDS OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINION, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, SKILLS AND WELL-BEING (BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL) AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS;(B) ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE, WHERE COMMUNITY CENTRE MAY MEAN ONE OF A SERIES OF BUILDINGS, IN EACH OF THE AREAS OR REGIONS IN WHICH THE COMPANY OPERATES AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME, WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OF OTHER PERSON OR BODY IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS;(C) ESTABLISH AND OPERATE A BUSINESS ORIENTATED SOCIAL ENTERPRISE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2.1(A), WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OF OTHER PERSON OR BODY IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS; AND (D) CARRY OUT ANY OTHER ACTIVITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE INHABITANTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2.1(A). 2.2 THE COMPANY SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN.2.3 NOTHING IN THESE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE COMPANY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY STATUTORY PROVISION REGARDING THE MEANING OF THE WORD "CHARITABLE" OR THE WORDS "CHARITABLE PURPOSES" IN FORCE IN ANY PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Financial Conduct Authority

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

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

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management