CHASING THE STIGMA — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 14 December 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 6 April 2024 – 5 April 2025
Latest income: £532,722
Latest expenditure: £630,162
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Burlington House, Crosby Road North, Liverpool, L22 0PJ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.chasingthestigma.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To promote and protect the physical and mental health of those experiencing mental illness of any description through the provision of support, education and practical advice.To advance the education of the general public in all areas relating to mental illness.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 12 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 12 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £532,722
Total Gross Expenditure: £630,162

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 5 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 5 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £637,956
Total Gross Expenditure: £662,767

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 5 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 5 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £552,055
Total Gross Expenditure: £401,591

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 4 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 4 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £381,487
Total Gross Expenditure: £218,754

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £243,296
Total Gross Expenditure: £148,914

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: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 12 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £532,722
Total Gross Expenditure: £630,162
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: No
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 5 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £637,956
Total Gross Expenditure: £662,767
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £156,900
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £552,055
Total Gross Expenditure: £401,591
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £156,900
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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 4 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £381,487
Total Gross Expenditure: £218,754
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: £1
Income From Government Grants: £51,918
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: 6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £243,296
Total Gross Expenditure: £148,914
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
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: No
Count Volunteers: 2

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: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 12 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 128914
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 403808
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 532722
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £43,920
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £586,242
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 630162
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 152582
Expenditure Support Costs: 158151
Expenditure Depreciation: 5309
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £310,585
Assets Total Fixed: 111333
Assets Own Use: 111333
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £415,816
Assets Total Liabilities: £55,231
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £471,918
Creditors One Year Total Current: 55231
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £283,395
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 471918
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 471918
Count Employees: 12
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 5 February 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 97774
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 540182
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 637956
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £46,428
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £616,339
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 662767
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 17643
Expenditure Support Costs: 180302
Expenditure Depreciation: 6484
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 53641
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £241,319
Assets Total Fixed: 53641
Assets Own Use: 53641
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £524,764
Assets Total Liabilities: £9,047
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £569,358
Creditors One Year Total Current: 9047
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £507,615
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 344961
Funds Restricted: 224397
Funds Total: 569358
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 February 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 76805
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 475250
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 552055
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £43,531
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £358,060
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 401591
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 113355
Expenditure Depreciation: 40594
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £314,410
Assets Total Fixed: 88605
Assets Own Use: 88605
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £522,949
Assets Total Liabilities: £17,386
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £594,168
Creditors One Year Total Current: 17386
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £412,439
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 408293
Funds Restricted: 185875
Funds Total: 594168
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHASING THE STIGMA
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2016-12-14T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 14 Dec 2016 as amended on 02 Jun 2023
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THOSE EXPERIENCING MENTAL ILLNESS OF ANY DESCRIPTION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO MENTAL ILLNESS.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 576758
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CTS

Charity Name Id: 711277
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Hub of Hope

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures