CHUMS CHARITY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 3 July 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 11427513
Financial period: 1 June 2024 – 31 May 2025
Latest income: £537,042
Latest expenditure: £546,453
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Chums, Wrest Park Enterprise Centre, Wrest Park, Silsoe, BEDFORD, MK45 4HS

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Mental health and emotional wellbeing support services

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 19 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 19 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £537,042
Total Gross Expenditure: £546,453

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 23 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £448,089
Total Gross Expenditure: £468,762

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 8 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 8 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £540,753
Total Gross Expenditure: £550,569

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 4 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £357,359
Total Gross Expenditure: £350,255

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 7 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 7 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £426,520
Total Gross Expenditure: £407,795

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 June 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Received Date: 19 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £537,042
Total Gross Expenditure: £546,453
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
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: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £448,089
Total Gross Expenditure: £468,762
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Received Date: 8 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £540,753
Total Gross Expenditure: £550,569
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Received Date: 4 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £357,359
Total Gross Expenditure: £350,255
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £500
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Received Date: 7 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £426,520
Total Gross Expenditure: £407,795
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: 15

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 June 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Received Date: 19 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 176122
Income Other Trading Activities: 57925
Income Charitable Activities: 302995
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 537042
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £169,627
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £376,826
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 546453
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 373766
Expenditure Governance: 3060
Expenditure Support Costs: 3060
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £54,614
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £71,768
Assets Total Liabilities: £8,846
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £62,922
Creditors One Year Total Current: 8846
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £61,254
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 54614
Funds Restricted: 8308
Funds Total: 62922
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Received Date: 8 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 463990
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 76763
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 540753
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £190,823
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £359,746
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 550569
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 356434
Expenditure Governance: 3312
Expenditure Support Costs: 3312
Expenditure Depreciation: 640
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £93,006
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £109,461
Assets Total Liabilities: £16,455
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £93,006
Creditors One Year Total Current: 16455
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £104,741
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 85006
Funds Restricted: 8000
Funds Total: 93006
Count Employees: 4
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: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHUMS CHARITY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2018-07-03T00:00:00

Charity Name: CHUMS CHARITY
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2021-11-09T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 3964194
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1078359
Assoc Charity Name: DUNSTABLE AND DISTRICT DISABLED SPORTS

Charity Name: CHUMS CHARITY
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2021-02-10T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 4020219
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1114896
Assoc Charity Name: FRIENDS OF CHUMS

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21 JUN 2018
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND TO ASSIST IN RELIEVING AND REHABILITATING PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL DISORDER OR CONDITIONS OF EMOTIONAL OR MENTAL DISTRESS, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AFFECTED BY BEREAVEMENT, TRAUMA AND OTHER EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 595568
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CHUMS

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures