BUILDING HEROES EDUCATION FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 16 October 2014
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income: £805,571
Latest expenditure: £810,611
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Building Heroes, Level 2, Southpoint, Old Brighton Road, Lowfield Heath, CRAWLEY

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

BUILDING HEROES WAS FORMED WITH THE VISION OF PROVIDING CONSTRUCTION SKILLS, EMPLOYABILITY TRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCE TO YOUNG UNEMPLOYED ADULTS AND MILITARY VETERANS, WORKING SIDE BY SIDE

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 29 May 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £805,571
Total Gross Expenditure: £810,611

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £816,369
Total Gross Expenditure: £722,472

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 31 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £696,043
Total Gross Expenditure: £684,352

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £694,018
Total Gross Expenditure: £743,469

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 30 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 30 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £423,948
Total Gross Expenditure: £460,282

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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 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £805,571
Total Gross Expenditure: £810,611
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £816,369
Total Gross Expenditure: £722,472
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £696,043
Total Gross Expenditure: £684,352
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £694,018
Total Gross Expenditure: £743,469
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: No
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Received Date: 30 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £423,948
Total Gross Expenditure: £460,282
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: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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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 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 May 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 267659
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 537458
Income Investments: 454
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 805571
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £30,367
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £780,244
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 810611
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 51051
Expenditure Depreciation: 5061
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £41,000
Assets Total Fixed: 5506
Assets Own Use: 5406
Assets Long Term Investment: 100
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 1
Assets Other Assets: £179,976
Assets Total Liabilities: £197,476
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: −£11,993
Creditors One Year Total Current: 190619
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 6857
Assets Cash: £40,787
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -11993
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: -11993
Count Employees: 16
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 May 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 410488
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 404809
Income Investments: 1072
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 816369
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £36,609
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £685,863
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 722472
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4938
Expenditure Support Costs: 122455
Expenditure Depreciation: 7472
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £71,642
Assets Total Fixed: 6500
Assets Own Use: 6400
Assets Long Term Investment: 100
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £160,145
Assets Total Liabilities: £173,599
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: −£6,954
Creditors One Year Total Current: 156742
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 16857
Assets Cash: £71,642
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -6954
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: -6954
Count Employees: 18
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 May 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 274107
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 421895
Income Investments: 41
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 696043
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £684,352
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 684352
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 7938
Expenditure Depreciation: 7507
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 411
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 6177
Assets Own Use: 6077
Assets Long Term Investment: 100
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £188,826
Assets Total Liabilities: £295,854
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: −£100,851
Creditors One Year Total Current: 268997
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 26857
Assets Cash: £97,325
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -100851
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: -100851
Count Employees: 25
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 481946
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 212072
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 694018
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £743,469
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 743469
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3775
Expenditure Support Costs: 12434
Expenditure Depreciation: 8136
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 11959
Assets Own Use: 11859
Assets Long Term Investment: 100
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £172,440
Assets Total Liabilities: £296,041
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: −£111,642
Creditors One Year Total Current: 195162
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 100879
Assets Cash: £26,049
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -111642
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: -111642
Count Employees: 21
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: West Sussex
Welsh Ind: No

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

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cardiff
Welsh Ind: Yes

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

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

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cheshire East
Welsh Ind: No

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

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

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BUILDING HEROES EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2014-10-16T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Foundation Registered 16 Oct 2014 as amended on 21 May 2020
Charitable Objects: The objects of the CIO are:1. “For the public benefit to advance the education of (a) ex-armed forces personnel and members of their immediate families and (b) socially and/or economically disadvantaged persons aged 18 and over and (c) other persons who may wish to attend educational courses provided by the Charity for the persons set out in (a) and (b) above in Construction and Horticultural Skills in such ways as the charity trustees think fit, including by providing their education and preparing them for entry to any occupation, trade or profession”.2. “To advance in life and help young people through providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals”.3. “To promote social inclusion for the public benefit amongst people aged 18 and over who are socially excluded and by preventing ex-armed forces personnel from becoming socially excluded and relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society”.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).4. SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE AND WHICH ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE MAIN OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 548101
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: BHEF

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

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

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff