LIFEBRIDGE ASEND — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 16 March 2017
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 09687513
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £1,102,629
Latest expenditure: £1,157,380
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: LifeBridge ASEND, Susan Isaacs Building, Vernon Street, BOLTON, BL1 2XN

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

We act as a resource for young people with special educational needs and disabilities in the Greater Manchester, South Lancashire and surrounding areas by providing support, educational, physical and other activities to improve their life chances and wellbeing. We respond to the changing needs of current and future learning, to maximise the potential of every individual who participates.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 19 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 19 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,102,629
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,157,380

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 14 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 14 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £976,114
Total Gross Expenditure: £921,669

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 10 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £855,738
Total Gross Expenditure: £805,997

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 20 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 20 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £775,392
Total Gross Expenditure: £739,879

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 24 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £740,846
Total Gross Expenditure: £727,425

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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 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 19 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,102,629
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,157,380
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £1,099,947
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 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 14 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £976,114
Total Gross Expenditure: £921,669
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £777,859
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 10 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £855,738
Total Gross Expenditure: £805,997
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £700,191
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 20 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £775,392
Total Gross Expenditure: £739,879
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: £3
Income From Government Grants: £667,405
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: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £740,846
Total Gross Expenditure: £727,425
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: £3
Income From Government Grants: £662,874
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 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 19 August 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 264
Income Other Trading Activities: 1550
Income Charitable Activities: 1099947
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 868
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1102629
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,157,380
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1157380
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 10742
Expenditure Support Costs: 219322
Expenditure Depreciation: 51060
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £306,741
Assets Total Fixed: 256295
Assets Own Use: 256295
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £160,551
Assets Total Liabilities: £110,105
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £306,741
Creditors One Year Total Current: 110105
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £148,599
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 7037
Funds Restricted: 299704
Funds Total: 306741
Count Employees: 21
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 14 May 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 968
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 974392
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 754
Income Total Income And Endowments: 976114
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £137
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £921,532
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 921669
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 43163
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 128592
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £110,853
Assets Total Fixed: 128592
Assets Own Use: 128592
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £408,539
Assets Total Liabilities: £220,694
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £316,437
Creditors One Year Total Current: 220694
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £392,859
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 110853
Funds Restricted: 205584
Funds Total: 316437
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 10 June 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1788
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 853312
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 638
Income Total Income And Endowments: 855738
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £498
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £805,499
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 805997
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 30650
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -78707
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £261,992
Assets Total Fixed: 88746
Assets Own Use: 88746
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £324,465
Assets Total Liabilities: £151,219
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £261,992
Creditors One Year Total Current: 151219
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £261,992
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 70172
Funds Restricted: 191820
Funds Total: 261992
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 20 June 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1242
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 773895
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 255
Income Total Income And Endowments: 775392
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £85
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £739,794
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 739879
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 22779
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £57,778
Assets Total Fixed: 91299
Assets Own Use: 91299
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £481,187
Assets Total Liabilities: £360,235
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £212,251
Creditors One Year Total Current: 360235
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £457,023
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 57778
Funds Restricted: 154473
Funds Total: 212251
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 June 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 890
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 739956
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 740846
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £158
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £727,267
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 727425
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 63347
Expenditure Depreciation: 13646
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 13646
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £176,738
Assets Total Fixed: 27729
Assets Own Use: 27729
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £324,560
Assets Total Liabilities: £175,551
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £176,738
Creditors One Year Total Current: 175551
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £307,538
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 15587
Funds Restricted: 161151
Funds Total: 176738
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: LIFEBRIDGE ASEND
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2017-03-16T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15 JUL 2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 14 MAR 2017
Charitable Objects: ‘TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 19-25 WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITIES IN GREATER MANCHESTER AND SOUTH LANCASHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.’

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Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures