LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION CHARITY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 21 April 2017
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07742739
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £242,392
Latest expenditure: £289,642
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Life Skills Education Centre, 6 Sherwood Rise, NOTTINGHAM, NG7 6JF

Website recorded by the regulator: https://lifeskillseducation.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Life Skills Education Charity develop and deliver DAaRT (Drug, Alcohol and Resilience Training) resources in schools. Our programmes are independently evaluated and proven to work, put together using evidence from research and follow government guidelines and best practice. Our team of trained facilitators deliver our programmes to over 13,000 young people in over 300 schools each year.

03 Official extract

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: 5 May 2026
Date Accounts Received: 5 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £242,392
Total Gross Expenditure: £289,642

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: 11 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 11 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £287,633
Total Gross Expenditure: £288,669

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: 6 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 6 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £311,946
Total Gross Expenditure: £379,714

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: 6 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 6 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £415,630
Total Gross Expenditure: £457,270

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: 20 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 20 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £554,403
Total Gross Expenditure: £508,566

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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: 5 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £242,392
Total Gross Expenditure: £289,642
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: 8

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: 11 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £287,633
Total Gross Expenditure: £288,669
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: 8

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: 6 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £311,946
Total Gross Expenditure: £379,714
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: 16

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: 6 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £415,630
Total Gross Expenditure: £457,270
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
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: 4

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: 20 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £554,403
Total Gross Expenditure: £508,566
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: No
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: 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: 20 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 135191
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 419212
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 554403
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £7,698
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £500,868
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 508566
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9168
Expenditure Support Costs: 4498
Expenditure Depreciation: 12477
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £151,938
Assets Total Fixed: 26960
Assets Own Use: 26960
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £288,009
Assets Total Liabilities: £156,238
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £158,731
Creditors One Year Total Current: 112536
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 43702
Assets Cash: £248,093
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 151938
Funds Restricted: 6793
Funds Total: 158731
Count Employees: 41
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION CHARITY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2017-04-21T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30 DEC 1899AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 13 APR 2017AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 13 APR 2017
Charitable Objects: FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 9 TO 16 THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND WALES WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO BECOMING ADDICTED TO OR DEPENDENT UPON DRUGS, IN PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING INFORMATION AND RAISING AWARENESS THROUGH EVIDENCED BASED LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION PROGRAMMES.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests