ALTERNATIVES TRUST EAST LONDON — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 12 May 2004
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £311,297
Latest expenditure: £393,797
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: St. Edmunds Church, 464 Katherine Road, LONDON, E7 8NP

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Alternatives provides mental health and holistic wellbeing support to marginalised women, and by extension their families, living in Newham. We do this by offering free and accessible talking therapy, through advocacy support and community projects and by providing meaningful volunteering and employment opportunities.

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 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £311,297
Total Gross Expenditure: £393,797

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: 24 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £336,203
Total Gross Expenditure: £345,777

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: 25 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 25 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £343,099
Total Gross Expenditure: £330,106

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 19 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £349,641
Total Gross Expenditure: £394,009

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 27 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 27 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £324,290
Total Gross Expenditure: £267,958

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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: £311,297
Total Gross Expenditure: £393,797
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £8,094
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: 10

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: 24 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £336,203
Total Gross Expenditure: £345,777
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £10,740
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: 15

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: 25 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £343,099
Total Gross Expenditure: £330,106
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £10,000
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: 18

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £349,641
Total Gross Expenditure: £394,009
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: £5,646
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 21

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 27 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £324,290
Total Gross Expenditure: £267,958
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: £5,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Tower Hamlets
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Waltham Forest
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Barking And Dagenham
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Newham
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ALTERNATIVES TRUST EAST LONDON
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2015-12-16T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 1059266
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1059266
Assoc Charity Name: CHOICES CRISIS PREGNANCY COUNSELLING

Charity Name: ALTERNATIVES TRUST EAST LONDON
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2004-05-12T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 20 APRIL 2004 as amended on 08 Jun 2024
Charitable Objects: A) To provide accessible mental health support for marginalised disadvantaged women within Newham, addressing such issues including domestic abuse, trauma, poverty, parental challenges, pregnancy, miscarriage or child loss. B) To relieve the needs of women experiencing destitution including those with asylum-seeker and refugee status, homelessness or insecure housing and with no recourse to public funds or living in poverty; by providing advocacy, community, education and holistic support.C) To provide vulnerable mothers with holistic support to address intergenerational cycles of trauma for the ongoing benefit of themselves, their families and the wider community. D) The relief of unemployment for the benefit of women in such ways as may be thought fit, including assistance to find employment and volunteering opportunities.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE GREATER LONDON

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 388999
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ALTERNATIVES CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTRE

Charity Name Id: 388996
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ALTERNATIVES

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures