DITCH THE LABEL LTD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 24 March 2014
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 08387544
Financial period: 1 March 2024 – 28 February 2025
Latest income: £601,554
Latest expenditure: £739,718
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Freedom Works, Barts House, Black Lion Street, Brighton, BN1 1ND

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

ResearchEducation InterventionsCounselling SupportCampaigningTraining Programs & SystemsCreative Content CreationConsultations on Equality and Diversity

03 Official extract

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: 27 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £601,554
Total Gross Expenditure: £739,718

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: 24 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 24 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £615,045
Total Gross Expenditure: £551,150

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: 28 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 28 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £593,015
Total Gross Expenditure: £551,150

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: 17 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 17 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £659,884
Total Gross Expenditure: £380,154

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: 7 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 7 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £303,091
Total Gross Expenditure: £396,573

04 Official extract

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: 27 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £601,554
Total Gross Expenditure: £739,718
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 24 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £615,045
Total Gross Expenditure: £551,150
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 28 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £593,015
Total Gross Expenditure: £551,150
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 1

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: 17 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £659,884
Total Gross Expenditure: £380,154
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 7 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £303,091
Total Gross Expenditure: £396,573
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

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: 27 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 221107
Income Other Trading Activities: 100000
Income Charitable Activities: 277902
Income Investments: 2545
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 601554
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £19,550
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £720,168
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 739718
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 95545
Expenditure Support Costs: 401200
Expenditure Depreciation: 11159
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £379,122
Assets Total Fixed: 33814
Assets Own Use: 33814
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £365,060
Assets Total Liabilities: £19,752
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £379,122
Creditors One Year Total Current: 19752
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £284,986
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 379122
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 379122
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 24 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 474649
Income Other Trading Activities: 132000
Income Charitable Activities: 1071
Income Investments: 2273
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 609993
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £14,729
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £536,421
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 551150
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 154705
Expenditure Depreciation: 8856
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 3278
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 44119
Assets Own Use: 44119
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £479,815
Assets Total Liabilities: £29,552
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £494,382
Creditors One Year Total Current: 29552
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £365,565
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -382632
Funds Restricted: 877014
Funds Total: 494382
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 28 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 457193
Income Other Trading Activities: 52471
Income Charitable Activities: 573
Income Investments: 481
Income Other: 82297
Income Total Income And Endowments: 593015
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £37,245
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £511,482
Expenditure Other: 2423
Expenditure Total: 551150
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 356273
Expenditure Support Costs: 127766
Expenditure Depreciation: 6892
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -169
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,660,232
Assets Total Fixed: 24191
Assets Own Use: 24191
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £498,988
Assets Total Liabilities: £5,048
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £518,131
Creditors One Year Total Current: 5048
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £475,685
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -134512
Funds Restricted: 652643
Funds Total: 518131
Count Employees: 7
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: 17 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 497525
Income Other Trading Activities: 200
Income Charitable Activities: 144948
Income Investments: 26
Income Other: 17185
Income Total Income And Endowments: 659884
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £6,693
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £364,705
Expenditure Other: 8756
Expenditure Total: 380154
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 346062
Expenditure Depreciation: 6006
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 23763
Assets Own Use: 23763
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £647,596
Assets Total Liabilities: £195,093
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £476,266
Creditors One Year Total Current: 195093
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £407,388
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -7479
Funds Restricted: 483745
Funds Total: 476266
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Mexico
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: North America
Welsh Ind: No

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

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: United States
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: North America
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: DITCH THE LABEL LTD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2014-03-24T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 04 FEB 2013AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 31/05/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/03/2014AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10/03/2014AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 04 DEC 2016 as amended on 11 Mar 2021
Charitable Objects: TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT HEALTH AND ADVANCE EDUCATION SURROUNDING YOUTH ISSUES, EQUALITY AND BULLYING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: 1) Operating as a youth charity with a core aim to advance and promote the wellbeing of our beneficiaries; young people aged 12-25. We will work across five key areas: bullying prevention, mental health & wellbeing, digital literacy, healthy relationships and identity (primarily orientated around protected characteristics) by raising awareness of the issues faced by young people to improve outcomes across their lives.2) Contributing towards the fields of research and innovation within our respective core focal areas (see 1) by carrying out primary and secondary research, in addition to the analysis of big data (i.e. social listening) in collaboration with selected partners. This learning will inform our direct support provision and public campaigns to benefit our youth beneficiaries and wider society.3) Supporting our youth beneficiaries by providing direct advice and facilitating peer-to-peer support on digital forums for our youth beneficiaries as a means of aiding their navigation through the common challenges associated within our core focal areas (see 1), thereby improving their outcomes across health, mental health, social wellbeing, education and future prospects.4) Advance education through the research, development and distribution of educational materials in both traditional and digital educational environments to directly benefit our youth beneficiaries and educational practitioners.5) Raise awareness and positively influence societal attitudes and behaviours towards our five key focal areas (see 1) by using public awareness campaigns and sharing our research and insights publicly to benefit our youth beneficiaries and wider society in order to improve outcomes in their lives.6) Advocate the needs and challenges of young people to key stakeholder groups and policy makers by monitoring and evaluating the experiences and opinions of young people and amplifying and reflecting their voice in order to positively benefit their lives across wider society.7) Provide secondary support, advice, information and resources to additional stakeholder groups; such as parents/guardians, educators and industry in order to further benefit our youth beneficiaries and advance the education and future prospects of young people.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures