01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 29 May 2015
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 June 2024 – 31 May 2025
- Latest income
- £3,598,198
- Latest expenditure
- £3,458,835
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 71-91 Aldwych, Aldwych House, London, WC2B 4HN
Website recorded by the regulator: www.breaking-barriers.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Helping refugees living in the UK rebuild their lives through education, training and employment.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 March 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,598,198
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,458,835
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 March 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 February 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 February 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,870,435
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,119,778
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 March 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 March 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,798,854
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,263,174
- Fin Period Start Date
- 29 May 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 March 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 February 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,851,232
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,297,573
- Fin Period Start Date
- 29 May 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 May 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 March 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,834,038
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,561,285
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 June 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 16 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,598,198
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,458,835
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 87500
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,024,192
- 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 Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 126
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 25 February 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,870,435
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,119,778
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 565020
- Income From Government Grants
- £140,000
- 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
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 135
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 25 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,798,854
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,263,174
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 629262
- Income From Government Grants
- £327,639
- 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 Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 314
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 29 May 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 7 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,851,232
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,297,573
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 265132
- Income From Government Grants
- £487,443
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 288
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 29 May 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 May 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 28 March 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 20 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,834,038
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,561,285
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 416494
- Income From Government Grants
- £62,250
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 254
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 June 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 16 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2957989
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1739
- Income Charitable Activities
- 628241
- Income Investments
- 10229
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3598198
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £675,811
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,783,024
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3458835
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 13567
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 547599
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,784,609
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,006,652
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £222,044
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,784,609
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 222044
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,700,347
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1127762
- Funds Restricted
- 656847
- Funds Total
- 1784609
- Count Employees
- 68
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 25 February 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2986653
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 876496
- Income Investments
- 7286
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3870435
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £819,903
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,299,875
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4119778
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 13579
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 659003
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,643,946
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,919,636
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £275,691
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,643,946
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 275691
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,603,582
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1007842
- Funds Restricted
- 636104
- Funds Total
- 1643946
- Count Employees
- 80
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 25 March 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2413541
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 7715
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1377598
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3798854
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £569,164
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,694,010
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3263174
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 12200
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 271268
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,891,365
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,117,912
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £226,548
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,891,365
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 226548
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,552,551
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1327922
- Funds Restricted
- 563443
- Funds Total
- 1891365
- Count Employees
- 66
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 29 May 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 7 February 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1401233
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 76846
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1373153
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2851232
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £321,077
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,976,496
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2297573
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 377303
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £993,078
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,554,324
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £201,018
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,353,306
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 201018
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,115,558
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 993078
- Funds Restricted
- 360228
- Funds Total
- 1353306
- Count Employees
- 50
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 29 May 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 May 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 28 March 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 20 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 38460
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1795578
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1834038
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £252,007
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,309,278
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1561285
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 71889
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £655,016
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,042,437
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £339,180
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £703,257
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 339180
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £959,270
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 655016
- Funds Restricted
- 48241
- Funds Total
- 703257
- Count Employees
- 40
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 115
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 204
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BREAKING BARRIERS
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-02-03T00:00:00
- Reason
- Removed by application
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5111983
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1176998
- Assoc Charity Name
- WIMBLEDON SYNAGOGUE ARK PROJECT
- Charity Name
- BREAKING BARRIERS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2015-05-29T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - Foundation Registered 29 May 2015
- Charitable Objects
- FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:A)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS, THEIR DEPENDANTS AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE UNITED KINGDOM SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY;B)THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS, THEIR DEPENDENTS AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, BY THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING, ADVICE AND SUPPORT;C)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM; ANDD)THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES, THEIR DEPENDENTS OR SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management