BIG DIFFERENCE COMPANY LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 24 March 2010
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03121538
Financial period: 30 June 2024 – 29 June 2025
Latest income: £499,562
Latest expenditure: £495,352
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: LCB DEPOT, 31 RUTLAND STREET, LEICESTER, LE1 1RE

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To promote, maintain, improve and advance education by encouragement of the arts.To promote good health and well-being through the arts.The advancement of the arts and culture for charitable purposes including through comedy and comedy performance.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 30 June 2024
Fin Period End Date: 29 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 29 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 March 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £499,562
Total Gross Expenditure: £495,352

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 29 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 28 April 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £473,351
Total Gross Expenditure: £495,841

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 17 April 2024
Date Accounts Received: 17 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £326,566
Total Gross Expenditure: £437,514

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £346,935
Total Gross Expenditure: £372,737

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 14 April 2022
Date Accounts Received: 14 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £288,959
Total Gross Expenditure: £213,707

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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: 30 June 2024
Fin Period End Date: 29 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 29 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £499,562
Total Gross Expenditure: £495,352
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £32,040
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 67

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 29 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £473,351
Total Gross Expenditure: £495,841
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £119,305
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 17 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £326,566
Total Gross Expenditure: £437,514
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £24,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 88

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £346,935
Total Gross Expenditure: £372,737
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £24,000
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: 109

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 14 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £288,959
Total Gross Expenditure: £213,707
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: £5
Income From Government Grants: £185,000
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 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: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BIG DIFFERENCE COMPANY LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2010-03-24T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 2 NOVEMBER 1995
Charitable Objects: 3.1. TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS;3.2. TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH AND WELL BEING THROUGH THE ARTS;3.3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES INCLUDING THROUGH COMEDY AND COMEDY PERFORMANCE.
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

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

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures