CCEW Charity Commission profile

LITTLELIFTS

Registered charity 1170737 · organisation 5090480

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
14 December 2016
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£777,244
Latest expenditure
£715,406
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: Little Lifts, Bowthorpe Hall, Bowthorpe Hall Road, Norwich, NR5 9AA

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

A charity supporting people undergoing treatment for primary and secondary breast cancer.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
8 May 2026
Date Accounts Received
8 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£777,244
Total Gross Expenditure
£715,406
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
18 August 2025
Date Accounts Received
18 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£675,115
Total Gross Expenditure
£681,204
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
6 August 2024
Date Accounts Received
6 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£494,435
Total Gross Expenditure
£487,025
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
28 March 2023
Date Accounts Received
28 March 2023
Total Gross Income
£448,551
Total Gross Expenditure
£382,780
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
29 March 2022
Date Accounts Received
29 March 2022
Total Gross Income
£254,209
Total Gross Expenditure
£252,881

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
8 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£777,244
Total Gross Expenditure
£715,406
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
80
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
18 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£675,115
Total Gross Expenditure
£681,204
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
60
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
6 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£494,435
Total Gross Expenditure
£487,025
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
40
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
28 March 2023
Total Gross Income
£448,551
Total Gross Expenditure
£382,780
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
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
29 March 2022
Total Gross Income
£254,209
Total Gross Expenditure
£252,881
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
25

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
8 May 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
592179
Income Other Trading Activities
167126
Income Charitable Activities
16289
Income Investments
1650
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
777244
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£173,219
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£542,187
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
715406
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
4833
Expenditure Support Costs
75382
Expenditure Depreciation
7429
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-6709
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£221,643
Assets Total Fixed
17046
Assets Own Use
17046
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£332,833
Assets Total Liabilities
£12,450
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£337,429
Creditors One Year Total Current
12450
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£270,479
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
251643
Funds Restricted
85786
Funds Total
337429
Count Employees
9
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
18 August 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
531252
Income Other Trading Activities
142748
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
1115
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
675115
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£154,140
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£527,064
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
681204
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
63507
Expenditure Depreciation
3889
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£173,460
Assets Total Fixed
23755
Assets Own Use
23755
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£262,300
Assets Total Liabilities
£10,464
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£275,591
Creditors One Year Total Current
10464
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£207,143
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
173460
Funds Restricted
102131
Funds Total
275591
Count Employees
9
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
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
LITTLELIFTS
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 2016REGISTERED ON 22 JAN 2018 as amended on 21 Aug 2018 as amended on 31 May 2019 as amended on 29 Jan 2020 as amended on 27 May 2021
Charitable Objects
THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND SIDE EFFECTS TO EASE THE SUFFERING, BOTH MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY, OF CHEMOTHERAPY AND/OR RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT TO WOMEN AND MEN AGED 18 AND ABOVE WHO HAVE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY BREAST CANCER AND WHO ARE LIVING IN ENGLAND, WALES, SCOTLAND, NORTHERN ISLAND, CHANNEL ISLANDS OR ISLE OF MAN. IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING THEM WITH A LITTLELIFTS BOX AT THE START OF OR DURING THEIR CHEMOTHERAPY AND/OR RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'PRIMARY BREAST CANCER' MEANS THAT THE CANCER HAS NOT SPREAD BEYOND THE BREAST OR LYMPH NODES UNDER THE ARM.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SECONDARY BREAST CANCER’ MEANS THAT THE CANCER HAS SPREAD TO OTHER PARTS OF THE BODY BEYOND THE BREAST OR LYMPH NODES UNDER THE ARM.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'CHEMOTHERAPY' MEANS THE TREATMENT OF CANCER BY THE USE OF CHEMICAL SYSTEMIC ANTI-CANCER TREATMENT (SACT).FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘RADIOTHERAPY’ MEANS THE TREATMENT OF HIGH-ENERGY X-RAYS TO DESTROY CANCER CELLS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE SICKNESS AND SIDE EFFECTS CAN VARY AMONGST WOMEN AND MEN, BUT MOST COMMON ARE TIREDNESS, WEAKNESS, SICKNESS, SORE MOUTH, HAIR LOSS, SORE EYES, DRY/SORE SKIN, CONSTIPATION, DIARRHOEA, LOSS OF APPETITE AND LOSS OF TASTE. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE LITTLELIFTS BOXES WILL CONTAIN ITEMS AIMED TO RELIEVE SOME OF THE SIDE EFFECTS WOMEN AND MEN MAY EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS PROVIDING COMFORT AND WELL-BEING.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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