FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Suppressed
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 20 October 2004
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04673165
Financial period: 1 October 2022 – 30 September 2023
Latest income: £167,270
Latest expenditure: £237,042
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: Yes
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: THE CLOCK HOUSE, HIGH STREET, WRINGTON, BRISTOL, BS40 5QA

02 Activities

What the charity does

Follow Your Dreams is a national charity that inspires children and young adults with learning disabilities to follow their dreams, and be supported through life. Our vision is for children and young adults with learning disabilities to achieve their full potential and enhance their well-being throughout life.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 25 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 25 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £167,270
Total Gross Expenditure: £237,042

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 28 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 28 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £234,059
Total Gross Expenditure: £238,526

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 23 May 2022
Date Accounts Received: 23 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £334,915
Total Gross Expenditure: £260,781

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 25 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £167,270
Total Gross Expenditure: £237,042
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: 227

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 28 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £234,059
Total Gross Expenditure: £238,526
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: £2,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 143

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 23 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £334,915
Total Gross Expenditure: £260,781
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £26,933
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 142

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2019
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2020
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2021
Ar Received Date: 12 March 2021
Total Gross Income: £619,538
Total Gross Expenditure: £590,087
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: 124

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR19
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2018
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2019
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2020
Ar Received Date: 7 October 2019
Total Gross Income: £634,321
Total Gross Expenditure: £614,381
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
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

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2019
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2020
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2021
Ar Received Date: 12 March 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 411888
Income Other Trading Activities: 110086
Income Charitable Activities: 97559
Income Investments: 5
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 619538
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £125,524
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £464,563
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 590087
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 12971
Expenditure Support Costs: 68955
Expenditure Depreciation: 512
Gain Loss Investment: 5
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £44,780
Assets Total Fixed: 5883
Assets Own Use: 5883
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £80,976
Assets Total Liabilities: £20,220
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £66,639
Creditors One Year Total Current: 20220
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £79,873
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 49516
Funds Restricted: 17123
Funds Total: 66639
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR19
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2018
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2019
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2020
Ar Received Date: 7 October 2019
Income Donations And Legacies: 457269
Income Other Trading Activities: 177052
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 634321
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £134,828
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £479,553
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 614381
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 11581
Expenditure Support Costs: 15531
Expenditure Depreciation: 3233
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £23,148
Assets Total Fixed: 6274
Assets Own Use: 6274
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £40,558
Assets Total Liabilities: £9,644
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £37,188
Creditors One Year Total Current: 9644
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £35,093
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 23148
Funds Restricted: 14040
Funds Total: 37188
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2004-10-20T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 20 FEBRUARY 2003 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON A CHANGE OF NAME ISSUED 20 AUGUST 2003 AND AS AMENDED BY A SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 21 SEPTEMBER 2004
Charitable Objects: THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY SPONSORING THEM TO ATTEND AND COMPETE IN SPORTING ACTIVITIES.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONALLY.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures