ALICE (RELIEF OF POVERTY & ADVANCEMENT OF COMMUNITY) — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 31 July 2012
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07514119
Financial period: 1 March 2024 – 28 February 2025
Latest income: £365,046
Latest expenditure: £354,794
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Unit 19, Whieldon Road Industrial Estate, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 4JP

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To support vulnerable families within the communities of Stoke-On-Trent and Newcastle-Under-Lyme with the right things, at the right time, in the right way, when no-one else can.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 24 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 24 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £365,046
Total Gross Expenditure: £354,794

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 29 December 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 22 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 22 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £472,538
Total Gross Expenditure: £528,256

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 8 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 8 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £602,628
Total Gross Expenditure: £725,633

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 27 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 27 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £612,077
Total Gross Expenditure: £639,815

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 15 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 15 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £641,994
Total Gross Expenditure: £433,825

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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 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2025
Ar Received Date: 24 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £365,046
Total Gross Expenditure: £354,794
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £163,000
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: 97

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Due Date: 29 December 2024
Ar Received Date: 22 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £472,538
Total Gross Expenditure: £528,256
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £167,798
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: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2023
Ar Received Date: 8 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £602,628
Total Gross Expenditure: £725,633
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £183,053
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: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2022
Ar Received Date: 27 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £612,077
Total Gross Expenditure: £639,815
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: £6
Income From Government Grants: £202,398
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2021
Ar Received Date: 15 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £641,994
Total Gross Expenditure: £433,825
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: £6
Income From Government Grants: £181,710
Charity Has Trading 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: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2023
Ar Received Date: 8 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 156513
Income Other Trading Activities: 87951
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 30
Income Other: 358134
Income Total Income And Endowments: 602628
Income Legacies: 1016
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £4,881
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £702,675
Expenditure Other: 18077
Expenditure Total: 725633
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1260
Expenditure Support Costs: 568053
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £92,912
Assets Total Fixed: 350000
Assets Own Use: 350000
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £37,917
Assets Total Liabilities: £295,005
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £92,912
Creditors One Year Total Current: 59839
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 235166
Assets Cash: £8,644
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -99363
Funds Restricted: 192275
Funds Total: 92912
Count Employees: 19
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2022
Ar Received Date: 27 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 441964
Income Other Trading Activities: 170072
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 41
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 612077
Income Legacies: 1788
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £18,217
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £621,598
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 639815
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 523005
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £100,201
Assets Total Fixed: 350000
Assets Own Use: 350000
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £131,763
Assets Total Liabilities: £265,846
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £215,917
Creditors One Year Total Current: 25666
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 240180
Assets Cash: £112,583
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 100201
Funds Restricted: 115716
Funds Total: 215917
Count Employees: 18
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2021
Ar Received Date: 15 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 501791
Income Other Trading Activities: 140119
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 84
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 641994
Income Legacies: 2090
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £12,423
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £421,402
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 433825
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 357068
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £132,763
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £253,447
Assets Total Liabilities: £9,792
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £243,655
Creditors One Year Total Current: 9792
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £241,119
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 132763
Funds Restricted: 110892
Funds Total: 243655
Count Employees: 13
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Stoke-on-trent City
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: ALICE (RELIEF OF POVERTY & ADVANCEMENT OF COMMUNITY)
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2018-05-13T00:00:00
Reason: Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number: 5042300
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1156479
Assoc Charity Name: NORTH STAFFS VOICE FOR MENTAL HEALTH

Charity Name: ALICE (RELIEF OF POVERTY & ADVANCEMENT OF COMMUNITY)
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2012-07-31T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 02 FEB 2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 22/04/2012
Charitable Objects: THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:1. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF STOKE-ON-TRENT AND NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY;2. TO RELIEVE POVERTY OF THOSE IN NEED, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY RUNNING A NETWORK OF CENTRES GIVING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 516901
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ALICE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling