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CCEW Charity Commission profile

PLATFORM FOR LIFE

Registered charity 1176429 · organisation 5111383

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
21 December 2017
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
10729008
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£376,606
Latest expenditure
£456,381
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Unit 8, Parade Enterprise Centre, 14 The Parade, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5HN

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

We specialise in counselling (psychotherapy) and other support to adults and children who are experiencing multiple challenges in their lives and who have difficulty accessing other counselling services. We work with a) parents, parents-to-be and carers, families and parent-child relationships, couples and children. We work from the heart of deprived neighbourhoods in the Chester area.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
17 September 2025
Date Accounts Received
17 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£376,606
Total Gross Expenditure
£456,381
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
31 July 2024
Date Accounts Received
31 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£386,218
Total Gross Expenditure
£372,046
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
5 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
5 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£314,930
Total Gross Expenditure
£316,687
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
6 July 2022
Date Accounts Received
6 July 2022
Total Gross Income
£215,326
Total Gross Expenditure
£246,351
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
10 September 2021
Date Accounts Received
10 September 2021
Total Gross Income
£240,039
Total Gross Expenditure
£176,135

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
17 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£376,606
Total Gross Expenditure
£456,381
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
6
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
31 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£386,218
Total Gross Expenditure
£372,046
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
4
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
5 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£314,930
Total Gross Expenditure
£316,687
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£9,750
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
2
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
6 July 2022
Total Gross Income
£215,326
Total Gross Expenditure
£246,351
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
£2
Income From Government Grants
£29,355
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
3
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
10 September 2021
Total Gross Income
£240,039
Total Gross Expenditure
£176,135
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
0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Cheshire West & Chester
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
PLATFORM FOR LIFE
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2017-12-21T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19 APR 2017AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 20 DEC 2017NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 20 DEC 2017 as amended on 23 Oct 2019 as amended on 14 Jul 2022 as amended on 25 Aug 2022
Charitable Objects
TO ENABLE THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF PARENTS, PARENTS-TO-BE AND CARERS WHO EXPERIENCE INDIVIDUAL, SOCIETAL, ECONOMIC OR RELATIONSHIP PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING TO ENABLE THEM TO PROVIDE SAFE, SECURE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENTS FOR THEIR CHILDREN.TO ENABLE THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE IN FAMILIES WHERE PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESSES COULD BE IMPAIRING THEIR NORMAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT BY THE PROVISION OF PLAY THERAPY AND COUNSELLING.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

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Volunteer management
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Risk management
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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Complaints handling
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Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Complaints policy and procedures
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Serious incident reporting policy and procedures