ALIVE ACTIVITIES LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 16 November 2009
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06989308
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £747,483
Latest expenditure: £616,467
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: THE CREATE CENTRE, SMEATON ROAD, BRISTOL, BS1 6XN

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Alive is dedicated to improving the quality of life of older people and their carers. We work to prioritise wellbeing into later life by engaging older people creatively through meaningful activity, training and supporting carers to enrich the lives of older people, reducing social isolation by connecting them to their local communities and speaking up for the rights of older people

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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: 13 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 13 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £747,483
Total Gross Expenditure: £616,467

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: 29 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £772,071
Total Gross Expenditure: £836,368

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: 24 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £686,339
Total Gross Expenditure: £800,327

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 10 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 10 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £811,683
Total Gross Expenditure: £521,641

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2019
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 13 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 13 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £557,625
Total Gross Expenditure: £500,360

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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: 13 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £747,483
Total Gross Expenditure: £616,467
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £63,128
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: 92

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: 29 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £772,071
Total Gross Expenditure: £836,368
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £166,185
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: 70

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: 24 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £686,339
Total Gross Expenditure: £800,327
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £166,185
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: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 10 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £811,683
Total Gross Expenditure: £521,641
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 301729
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: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2019
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 13 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £557,625
Total Gross Expenditure: £500,360
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: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

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Charity Annual Return Partb

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: 13 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 503395
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 232247
Income Investments: 11841
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 747483
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 150000
Expenditure Raising Funds: £75,084
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £541,383
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 616467
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3780
Expenditure Support Costs: 127562
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £162,557
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £474,190
Assets Total Liabilities: £21,967
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £452,223
Creditors One Year Total Current: 21967
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £436,535
Funds Endowment: 150000
Funds Unrestricted: 162557
Funds Restricted: 139666
Funds Total: 452223
Count Employees: 28
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 29 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 277266
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 484739
Income Investments: 10066
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 772071
Income Legacies: 5000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £73,755
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £762,613
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 836368
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3666
Expenditure Support Costs: 132587
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £202,072
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £357,713
Assets Total Liabilities: £36,506
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £321,207
Creditors One Year Total Current: 36506
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £329,805
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 202072
Funds Restricted: 119135
Funds Total: 321207
Count Employees: 34
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 24 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 289475
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 388942
Income Investments: 7922
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 686339
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £70,668
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £729,659
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 800327
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 41000
Expenditure Governance: 3989
Expenditure Support Costs: 125352
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £143,511
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £425,797
Assets Total Liabilities: £40,293
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £385,504
Creditors One Year Total Current: 40293
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £409,247
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 143511
Funds Restricted: 241993
Funds Total: 385504
Count Employees: 29
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 10 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 403737
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 406189
Income Investments: 1467
Income Other: 290
Income Total Income And Endowments: 811683
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £63,787
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £457,854
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 521641
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2941
Expenditure Support Costs: 102468
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £115,598
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £635,608
Assets Total Liabilities: £136,116
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £499,492
Creditors One Year Total Current: 136116
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £612,988
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 115598
Funds Restricted: 383894
Funds Total: 499492
Count Employees: 21
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2019
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 13 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 444455
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 111978
Income Investments: 1192
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 557625
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £76,256
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £424,104
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 500360
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2480
Expenditure Support Costs: 123461
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £121,207
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £223,406
Assets Total Liabilities: £13,956
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £209,450
Creditors One Year Total Current: 13956
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £211,498
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 121207
Funds Restricted: 88243
Funds Total: 209450
Count Employees: 12
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bristol City
Welsh Ind: No

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

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: North Somerset
Welsh Ind: No

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

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: ALIVE ACTIVITIES LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2017-03-29T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 203553
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 203553
Assoc Charity Name: BRISTOL FILM UNIT FOUNDED BY TOC H

Charity Name: ALIVE ACTIVITIES LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2009-11-16T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26 OCTOBER 2009 as amended on 11 Dec 2020
Charitable Objects: THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS ARE TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries