CHANGE PLEASE FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 16 April 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £1,551,576
Latest expenditure: £2,112,028
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: CP Foundation, Unit 5, Print Village, 58 Chadwick Road, LONDON, SE15 4PU

Website recorded by the regulator: http://wwww.changeplease.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Change Please Foundation's mission is to support people experiencing homelessness back into employment. To support this mission, we run a training academy, train and employ people experiencing homelessness as Baristas, provide them with additional support and then into onward employment.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 6 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 6 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,551,576
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,112,028

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 24 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 24 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,808,328
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,569,086

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 21 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 21 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £994,091
Total Gross Expenditure: £970,622

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 7 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 7 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £793,779
Total Gross Expenditure: £477,871

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 21 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 21 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £367,624
Total Gross Expenditure: £231,093

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 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 6 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,551,576
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,112,028
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: 48

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 24 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,808,328
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,569,086
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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 21 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £994,091
Total Gross Expenditure: £970,622
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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 7 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £793,779
Total Gross Expenditure: £477,871
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: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £50,000
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 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 21 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £367,624
Total Gross Expenditure: £231,093
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: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £35,109
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 6 February 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 469511
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 735916
Income Investments: 41422
Income Other: 304727
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1551576
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £124,485
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,987,543
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2112028
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 153709
Expenditure Support Costs: 153709
Expenditure Depreciation: 117555
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,118,367
Assets Total Fixed: 194994
Assets Own Use: 194994
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,336,726
Assets Total Liabilities: £245,011
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,286,709
Creditors One Year Total Current: 202603
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 42408
Assets Cash: £939,184
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1118367
Funds Restricted: 168342
Funds Total: 1286709
Count Employees: 49
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 24 February 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1817550
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 675270
Income Investments: 21363
Income Other: 294145
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2808328
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £97,165
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,471,921
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1569086
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 79117
Expenditure Support Costs: 48250
Expenditure Depreciation: 140325
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £797,161
Assets Total Fixed: 219030
Assets Own Use: 219030
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,816,658
Assets Total Liabilities: £188,527
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,847,161
Creditors One Year Total Current: 134819
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 53708
Assets Cash: £498,931
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1797161
Funds Restricted: 50000
Funds Total: 1847161
Count Employees: 32
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 21 February 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 461063
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 507699
Income Investments: 24832
Income Other: 497
Income Total Income And Endowments: 994091
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £122,110
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £848,512
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 970622
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 60622
Expenditure Support Costs: 101442
Expenditure Depreciation: 120647
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £539,030
Assets Total Fixed: 267949
Assets Own Use: 267949
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £678,727
Assets Total Liabilities: £338,757
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £607,919
Creditors One Year Total Current: 273749
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 65008
Assets Cash: £341,807
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 539030
Funds Restricted: 68889
Funds Total: 607919
Count Employees: 24
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 7 February 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 251563
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 455500
Income Investments: 23014
Income Other: 63702
Income Total Income And Endowments: 793779
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £63,963
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £389,763
Expenditure Other: 24145
Expenditure Total: 477871
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 31400
Expenditure Depreciation: 80967
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £551,116
Assets Total Fixed: 289209
Assets Own Use: 289209
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £523,321
Assets Total Liabilities: £228,080
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £584,450
Creditors One Year Total Current: 228080
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £364,321
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 551116
Funds Restricted: 33334
Funds Total: 584450
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only 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
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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

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

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

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHANGE PLEASE FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2018-04-16T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 16 Apr 2018 as amended on 10 Mar 2025
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY, BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff