Brave Futures — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 17 October 2012
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 08128922
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £881,344
Latest expenditure: £886,410
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Brave Futures, Chestnut Court, Wingfield Street, IPSWICH, IP4 1AR

Website recorded by the regulator: http://bravefutures.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We were set up to provide a therapeutic service for children and young people up to 21 years of age who have reported being sexually abused and to offer support for their families.Our main aim is to help children and young people make sense of the confusion they feel and to teach them coping strategies to deal with the difficulties they face while highlighting their strengths and potential.

03 Official extract

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: 2 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 2 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £881,344
Total Gross Expenditure: £886,410

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: 27 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £739,860
Total Gross Expenditure: £789,064

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: 22 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 22 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £622,346
Total Gross Expenditure: £642,629

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: 12 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 12 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £558,227
Total Gross Expenditure: £575,836

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 20 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 20 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £653,783
Total Gross Expenditure: £463,369

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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: 2 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £881,344
Total Gross Expenditure: £886,410
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £9
Income From Government Grants: £502,848
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: 4

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: 27 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £739,860
Total Gross Expenditure: £789,064
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 7
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 415311
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: 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: 22 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £622,346
Total Gross Expenditure: £642,629
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 334704
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: 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: 12 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £558,227
Total Gross Expenditure: £575,836
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 283458
Income From Government Grants: £10,000
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: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £653,783
Total Gross Expenditure: £463,369
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Contracts: 260000
Income From Government Grants: £60,036
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

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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: 2 February 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 236689
Income Other Trading Activities: 14807
Income Charitable Activities: 624572
Income Investments: 5276
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 881344
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 236689
Expenditure Raising Funds: £87,554
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £798,856
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 886410
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 651473
Expenditure Depreciation: 4322
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £247,549
Assets Total Fixed: 15299
Assets Own Use: 15299
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £447,479
Assets Total Liabilities: £29,091
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £433,687
Creditors One Year Total Current: 29091
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £287,264
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 262848
Funds Restricted: 170839
Funds Total: 433687
Count Employees: 22
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: 27 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 318714
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 415312
Income Investments: 5834
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 739860
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £86,732
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £702,332
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 789064
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 11637
Expenditure Depreciation: 4322
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £356,218
Assets Total Fixed: 18086
Assets Own Use: 18086
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £439,185
Assets Total Liabilities: £18,518
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £438,753
Creditors One Year Total Current: 18518
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £374,040
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 356218
Funds Restricted: 82535
Funds Total: 438753
Count Employees: 22
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: 22 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 267424
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 353451
Income Investments: 1471
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 622346
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £85,549
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £557,080
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 642629
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2818
Expenditure Support Costs: 121893
Expenditure Depreciation: 7305
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £379,508
Assets Total Fixed: 22408
Assets Own Use: 22408
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £480,925
Assets Total Liabilities: £15,376
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £487,957
Creditors One Year Total Current: 15376
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £412,432
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 379508
Funds Restricted: 108449
Funds Total: 487957
Count Employees: 17
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: 12 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 207566
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 350625
Income Investments: 36
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 558227
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £70,215
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £505,621
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 575836
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 505621
Expenditure Depreciation: 6616
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £287,918
Assets Total Fixed: 28629
Assets Own Use: 28629
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £498,104
Assets Total Liabilities: £18,493
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £508,240
Creditors One Year Total Current: 18493
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £479,644
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 482165
Funds Restricted: 26075
Funds Total: 508240
Count Employees: 17
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 343780
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 309896
Income Investments: 107
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 653783
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £60,407
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £402,962
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 463369
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 402962
Expenditure Depreciation: 3585
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £246,920
Assets Total Fixed: 12737
Assets Own Use: 12737
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £524,337
Assets Total Liabilities: £11,225
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £525,849
Creditors One Year Total Current: 11225
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £458,098
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 471920
Funds Restricted: 53929
Funds Total: 525849
Count Employees: 20
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: Brave Futures
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2012-10-17T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 03/08/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 08/10/2012 AS AMENDED ON 26 JUL 2018AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 26 JUL 2018 as amended on 19 Sep 2018 as amended on 26 Oct 2022
Charitable Objects: THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED IN PARTICULAR THOSE CHILDREN UP TO THE AGE OF 18 YEARS WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM SEXUAL ABUSE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT.THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED IN PARTICULAR ADULTS WHO ARE SURVIVORS OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT.THE RELIEF OF PARENTS AND CARERS OF CHILDREN UP TO THE AGE OF 18 YEARS WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROVIDING ADVICE, COUNSELLING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMMES TO ENABLE THEM TO UNDERSTAND AND HELP OVERCOME THE PROBLEMS FACED BY THE CHILDREN IN THEIR CARE.TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM SEXUAL BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS ARISING FROM LIFE EXPERIENCES BY ACTING AS A RESOURCE FOR THE TREATMENT OF THOSE CHILDREN.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 525151
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: FRESH START-NEW BEGINNINGS

Charity Name Id: 525150
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: F.S-NEW BEGINNINGS LTD.

Charity Name Id: 606322
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: FRESH START NEW BEGINNINGS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Volunteer management

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

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures