Aim Up — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 21 September 2005
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04214557
Financial period: 1 February 2024 – 31 January 2025
Latest income: £2,330,121
Latest expenditure: £2,300,605
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: WELL CLOSE, LANSDOWN PARADE, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL50 2LH

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The principal activity of the charity is to provide accommodation, care and support and social inclusion for people in need of such facilities by reason of their mental or physical/learning disability or family background.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 10 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 10 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,330,121
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,300,605

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 25 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 25 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,262,190
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,936,293

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 6 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 6 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,185,796
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,999,993

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 1 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 1 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,932,510
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,864,925

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 22 September 2021
Date Accounts Received: 22 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,960,831
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,924,586

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 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,330,121
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,300,605
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 13
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 1537745
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 93

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Received Date: 25 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,262,190
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,936,293
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 13
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 1939928
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Received Date: 6 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,185,796
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,999,993
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 13
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 1213197
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Received Date: 1 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,932,510
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,864,925
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 13
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 1863679
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Received Date: 22 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,960,831
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,924,586
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 12
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 1780502
Income From Government Grants: £906
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 November 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 127171
Income Other Trading Activities: 26544
Income Charitable Activities: 2111288
Income Investments: 13543
Income Other: 51575
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2330121
Income Legacies: 124363
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £227,115
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,073,490
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2300605
Expenditure Investment Management: 9090
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8800
Expenditure Support Costs: 116343
Expenditure Depreciation: 73768
Gain Loss Investment: 42894
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £264,135
Assets Total Fixed: 2641243
Assets Own Use: 2350579
Assets Long Term Investment: 290664
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,261,344
Assets Total Liabilities: £679,518
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,223,069
Creditors One Year Total Current: 158822
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 520696
Assets Cash: £966,890
Funds Endowment: 167409
Funds Unrestricted: 2906273
Funds Restricted: 149387
Funds Total: 3223069
Count Employees: 79
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Received Date: 25 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 5645
Income Other Trading Activities: 15452
Income Charitable Activities: 2227962
Income Investments: 6649
Income Other: 6482
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2262190
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £215,968
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,706,944
Expenditure Other: 13381
Expenditure Total: 1936293
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 28276
Expenditure Support Costs: 73672
Expenditure Depreciation: 94887
Gain Loss Investment: 3513
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,753,916
Assets Total Fixed: 2514244
Assets Own Use: 2246623
Assets Long Term Investment: 267621
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,338,351
Assets Total Liabilities: £672,420
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,180,175
Creditors One Year Total Current: 129613
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 542807
Assets Cash: £1,117,301
Funds Endowment: 198064
Funds Unrestricted: 2666648
Funds Restricted: 315463
Funds Total: 3180175
Count Employees: 79
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Received Date: 6 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 72135
Income Other Trading Activities: 8481
Income Charitable Activities: 1904741
Income Investments: 4331
Income Other: 196108
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2185796
Income Legacies: 69683
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £162,526
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,837,467
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1999993
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 123449
Expenditure Depreciation: 94887
Gain Loss Investment: -8032
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,850,765
Assets Total Fixed: 2533028
Assets Own Use: 2271731
Assets Long Term Investment: 261297
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,015,187
Assets Total Liabilities: £697,450
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,850,765
Creditors One Year Total Current: 124311
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 573139
Assets Cash: £728,113
Funds Endowment: 198064
Funds Unrestricted: 2558943
Funds Restricted: 93758
Funds Total: 2850765
Count Employees: 71
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Received Date: 1 August 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 4213
Income Other Trading Activities: 18710
Income Charitable Activities: 1863679
Income Investments: 4241
Income Other: 41667
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1932510
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £131,880
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,733,045
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1864925
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 109612
Expenditure Depreciation: 99205
Gain Loss Investment: 7127
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,384,451
Assets Total Fixed: 2819331
Assets Own Use: 2547134
Assets Long Term Investment: 272197
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £727,008
Assets Total Liabilities: £873,347
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,672,992
Creditors One Year Total Current: 163330
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 710017
Assets Cash: £507,937
Funds Endowment: 198064
Funds Unrestricted: 2384461
Funds Restricted: 90467
Funds Total: 2672992
Count Employees: 71
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Received Date: 22 September 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 16040
Income Other Trading Activities: 26815
Income Charitable Activities: 1780502
Income Investments: 4216
Income Other: 133258
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1960831
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £40,420
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,884,166
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1924586
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4650
Expenditure Support Costs: 162681
Expenditure Depreciation: 89908
Gain Loss Investment: 29236
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,290,601
Assets Total Fixed: 2914185
Assets Own Use: 2655289
Assets Long Term Investment: 258896
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £757,089
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,077,079
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,594,195
Creditors One Year Total Current: 165006
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 912073
Assets Cash: £509,253
Funds Endowment: 198064
Funds Unrestricted: 2290601
Funds Restricted: 105530
Funds Total: 2594195
Count Employees: 79
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

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

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Aim Up
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2005-09-21T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 11 MAY 2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 27 JANUARY 2010 AND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 3 FEBRUARY 2010. as amended on 28 Jul 2022
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO BE EXERCISED WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS ("THE AREA OF BENEFIT") AND ARE AS FOLLOWS:TO PROVIDE AND PROMOTE THE CARE WELFARE ACCOMMODATION TREATMENT EDUCATION TRAINING AND ADVANCEMENT OF VULNERABLE PEOPLE AND /OR ANYONE WITH LEARNING AND /OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES INCLUDING THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS.
Area Of Benefit: UNITED KINGDOM WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 326987
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: ST VINCENT'S AND ST GEORGE'S ASSOCIATION

Charity Name Id: 326985
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: ST GEORGE'S ASSOCIATION

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Care Quality Commission

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures