CHILDREN AHEAD LTD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 22 September 2010
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07303421
Financial period: 30 July 2024 – 29 July 2025
Latest income: £1,450,030
Latest expenditure: £1,429,690
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 91-93 Stamford Hill, Lower Ground Floor, London, N16 5TP

02 Activities

What the charity does

Children Ahead's mission is to ensure that children struggling with learning and emotional difficulties have the opportunities, help and resources to achieve their full potential.To achieve this, the Charity offers children and young people a full range of therapeutic interventions, alongside training and support for their parents and schools.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 30 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 29 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 29 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 26 May 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,450,030
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,429,690

Fin Period Start Date: 30 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 29 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,290,823
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,278,909

Fin Period Start Date: 30 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 29 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 29 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 28 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,237,483
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,232,069

Fin Period Start Date: 30 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 29 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 29 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 29 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 29 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,172,237
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,170,472

Fin Period Start Date: 30 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 29 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 29 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 25 May 2022
Date Accounts Received: 29 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £986,033
Total Gross Expenditure: £949,720

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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 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 29 July 2025
Ar Due Date: 29 May 2026
Ar Received Date: 26 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,450,030
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,429,690
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 90553
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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 14

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 30 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 July 2024
Ar Due Date: 29 May 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,290,823
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,278,909
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 40000
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: 13

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 30 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 29 July 2023
Ar Due Date: 29 May 2024
Ar Received Date: 28 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,237,483
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,232,069
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 75345
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: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 30 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 29 July 2022
Ar Due Date: 29 May 2023
Ar Received Date: 29 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,172,237
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,170,472
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 20000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 30 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 29 July 2021
Ar Due Date: 29 May 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £986,033
Total Gross Expenditure: £949,720
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: 52018
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

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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: 30 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 29 July 2025
Ar Due Date: 29 May 2026
Ar Received Date: 26 May 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 440801
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1009229
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1450030
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £24,334
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,405,356
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1429690
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7050
Expenditure Support Costs: 76538
Expenditure Depreciation: 22882
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: -598
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -22882
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £204,187
Assets Total Fixed: 32391
Assets Own Use: 32391
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £222,358
Assets Total Liabilities: £50,562
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £204,187
Creditors One Year Total Current: 50562
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £28,814
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 204187
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 204187
Count Employees: 30
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 30 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 July 2024
Ar Due Date: 29 May 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 May 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 319470
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 971353
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1290823
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £23,173
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,255,736
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1278909
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 6216
Expenditure Support Costs: 61879
Expenditure Depreciation: 22977
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -6127
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £183,847
Assets Total Fixed: 33045
Assets Own Use: 33045
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £245,043
Assets Total Liabilities: £94,241
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £183,847
Creditors One Year Total Current: 94241
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £51,422
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 183847
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 183847
Count Employees: 30
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 30 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 29 July 2023
Ar Due Date: 29 May 2024
Ar Received Date: 28 May 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 314660
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 922823
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1237483
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £21,491
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,210,578
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1232069
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 6164
Expenditure Support Costs: 53534
Expenditure Depreciation: 19888
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -19888
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £171,933
Assets Total Fixed: 39172
Assets Own Use: 39172
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £220,769
Assets Total Liabilities: £88,008
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £171,933
Creditors One Year Total Current: 88008
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £47,827
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 171933
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 171933
Count Employees: 31
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 30 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 29 July 2022
Ar Due Date: 29 May 2023
Ar Received Date: 29 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 285087
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 887150
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1172237
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £20,688
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,149,784
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1170472
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 6180
Expenditure Support Costs: 83073
Expenditure Depreciation: 13831
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 13378
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £165,620
Assets Total Fixed: 29649
Assets Own Use: 29649
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £207,608
Assets Total Liabilities: £70,738
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £166,519
Creditors One Year Total Current: 70738
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £38,354
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 165620
Funds Restricted: 899
Funds Total: 166519
Count Employees: 23
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 30 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 29 July 2021
Ar Due Date: 29 May 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 May 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 117032
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 869001
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 986033
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £17,183
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £932,537
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 949720
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5566
Expenditure Support Costs: 57860
Expenditure Depreciation: 10907
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £164,754
Assets Total Fixed: 13271
Assets Own Use: 13271
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £276,352
Assets Total Liabilities: £124,869
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £164,754
Creditors One Year Total Current: 124869
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £177,795
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 164754
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 164754
Count Employees: 20
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHILDREN AHEAD LTD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2010-09-22T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 02/07/2010AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 04/03/2011AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 28/02/2013
Charitable Objects: 1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, RESOURCES AND THERAPIES (NOT REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY) FOR EDUCATION.2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING CHILDREN WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE CHILDREN WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 395090
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: LIGHTING THE WAY

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests