CHANGING LIVES CHARITY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 28 May 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 09517906
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £757,485
Latest expenditure: £709,707
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Unit 2A, Kimberley Road, Clevedon, North Somerset, BS21 6QJ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity is active in North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, enabling men and women to regain independence following a period of dependency on drugs , alcohol or the use of both. It has a social enterprise which helps men and women get ready for work by providing opportunities for purposeful voluntary work in retail services. This includes free tuition for appropriate volunteers.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 16 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 16 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £757,485
Total Gross Expenditure: £709,707

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 9 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 9 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £710,684
Total Gross Expenditure: £724,530

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 14 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 14 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £643,373
Total Gross Expenditure: £717,344

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 5 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 5 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £499,999
Total Gross Expenditure: £545,894

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 25 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 25 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £573,752
Total Gross Expenditure: £409,210

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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 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 16 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £757,485
Total Gross Expenditure: £709,707
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 53597
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 42

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 9 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £710,684
Total Gross Expenditure: £724,530
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £15,815
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: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 63

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £643,373
Total Gross Expenditure: £717,344
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: 165

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 5 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £499,999
Total Gross Expenditure: £545,894
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: 75

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £573,752
Total Gross Expenditure: £409,210
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 54806
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any 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: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 16 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 84910
Income Other Trading Activities: 491780
Income Charitable Activities: 179245
Income Investments: 1550
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 757485
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £352,957
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £356,750
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 709707
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3210
Expenditure Support Costs: 197436
Expenditure Depreciation: 14517
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £88,518
Assets Total Fixed: 578240
Assets Own Use: 578240
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £162,543
Assets Total Liabilities: £652,265
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £88,518
Creditors One Year Total Current: 360193
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 292072
Assets Cash: £129,257
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 88518
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 88518
Count Employees: 15
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 9 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 39009
Income Other Trading Activities: 453065
Income Charitable Activities: 199142
Income Investments: 1490
Income Other: 13452
Income Total Income And Endowments: 706158
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £336,590
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £387,940
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 724530
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2570
Expenditure Support Costs: 193611
Expenditure Depreciation: 9851
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £40,740
Assets Total Fixed: 534372
Assets Own Use: 534372
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £109,771
Assets Total Liabilities: £603,403
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £40,740
Creditors One Year Total Current: 339903
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 263500
Assets Cash: £86,840
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 40740
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 40740
Count Employees: 13
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 June 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 66732
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 154545
Income Investments: 1393
Income Other: 420703
Income Total Income And Endowments: 643373
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £250,136
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £467,208
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 717344
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 192542
Expenditure Depreciation: 986
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £88,765
Assets Total Fixed: 546489
Assets Own Use: 546489
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £112,208
Assets Total Liabilities: £604,111
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £54,586
Creditors One Year Total Current: 462611
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 141500
Assets Cash: £88,765
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 54586
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 54586
Count Employees: 15
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 July 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 154986
Income Other Trading Activities: 317491
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 21
Income Other: 101254
Income Total Income And Endowments: 573752
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £102,940
Expenditure Other: 306270
Expenditure Total: 409210
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 19421
Expenditure Support Costs: 19421
Expenditure Depreciation: 3973
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £175,940
Assets Total Fixed: 548262
Assets Own Use: 548262
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £260,300
Assets Total Liabilities: £632,622
Assets Current Investment: 22622
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £175,940
Creditors One Year Total Current: 109122
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 523500
Assets Cash: £237,678
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 175940
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 175940
Count Employees: 12
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: South Gloucestershire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

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

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

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

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

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

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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

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

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHANGING LIVES CHARITY
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2026-03-17T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 5024800
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1146111
Assoc Charity Name: WDGB LTD

Charity Name: CHANGING LIVES CHARITY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2015-05-28T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30 MAR 2015 as amended on 16 Feb 2019 as amended on 16 Feb 2019
Charitable Objects: THE CHARITY'S OBJECT IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 557897
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ANDREW HOUSE

Charity Name Id: 557896
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: RE:MISSION

Charity Name Id: 612347
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CHANGING LIVES CHARITY

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures