AMBITION LAWRENCE WESTON — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 31 May 2013
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 08179331
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £2,311,356
Latest expenditure: £303,718
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Ambition House, 2 Stile Acres, BRISTOL, BS11 0PZ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

COMMUNITY REGENERATION

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 27 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,311,356
Total Gross Expenditure: £303,718

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 22 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 22 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £451,220
Total Gross Expenditure: £617,350

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 14 August 2023
Date Accounts Received: 14 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £329,550
Total Gross Expenditure: £235,753

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 20 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 20 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £277,791
Total Gross Expenditure: £307,050

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 3 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 3 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £282,412
Total Gross Expenditure: £220,612

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,311,356
Total Gross Expenditure: £303,718
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £1,422,336
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: 45

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 22 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £451,220
Total Gross Expenditure: £617,350
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £8,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 49

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 14 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £329,550
Total Gross Expenditure: £235,753
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: £4
Income From Government Grants: £311,273
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 45

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £277,791
Total Gross Expenditure: £307,050
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: £185,947
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: 45

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 3 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £282,412
Total Gross Expenditure: £220,612
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: £4
Income From Government Grants: £41,262
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 27

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 4405
Income Other Trading Activities: 26638
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 31043
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £303,718
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 303718
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 57663
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £136,250
Assets Total Fixed: 2228853
Assets Own Use: 2228853
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £367,692
Assets Total Liabilities: £10,748
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,585,797
Creditors One Year Total Current: 10748
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £362,764
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 136250
Funds Restricted: 2449547
Funds Total: 2585797
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: AMBITION LAWRENCE WESTON
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2013-05-31T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 14 AUG 2012
Charitable Objects: 1.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY AREA. THE PROMOTION OF URBAN REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT, AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE AREA OF LAWRENCE WESTON AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOODS IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL, BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS;(I) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP(II) THE MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENT OF PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES(III) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT(IV) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE PREVENTION OF CRIME(V) THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS, AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS(VI) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE AND THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH OF LOCAL INHABITANTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT(VII) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALESB. TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF LAWRENCE WESTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, DISABILITY, NATIONALITY, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THEINTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.C. ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES THAT MAY BE AGREED BY THE TRUSTEES SUBJECT TO THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSION.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 534588
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ALW

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures