BACK FROM THE BRINK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 22 May 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 19 July 2024 – 18 July 2025
Latest income: £145
Latest expenditure: £1,901
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Pretwood Ltd, Old Bank Buildings, East Street, ILMINSTER, TA19 0AJ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Back From The Brink aims to protect the mental health of people who have been devastated by the sudden removal of children from their care by providing counselling, trauma therapy and support, helping them recover and reintegrate effectively and positively into their community either in the UK or internationally.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 19 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 18 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 18 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 26 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 26 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £145
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,901

Fin Period Start Date: 19 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 18 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 18 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 3 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 3 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £472

Fin Period Start Date: 19 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 18 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 18 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 7 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 7 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,369

Fin Period Start Date: 19 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 18 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 18 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 13 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 7 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,169

Fin Period Start Date: 19 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 18 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 18 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 7 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 13 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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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: 19 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 18 July 2025
Ar Due Date: 18 May 2026
Ar Received Date: 26 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £145
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,901
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 19 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 18 July 2024
Ar Due Date: 18 May 2025
Ar Received Date: 3 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £472
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 19 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 18 July 2023
Ar Due Date: 18 May 2024
Ar Received Date: 7 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,369
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 19 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 18 July 2022
Ar Due Date: 18 May 2023
Ar Received Date: 13 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,169
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

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 19 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 18 July 2021
Ar Due Date: 18 May 2022
Ar Received Date: 7 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
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

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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: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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

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

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

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

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BACK FROM THE BRINK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2019-05-22T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 22 May 2019
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:• THE IMPROVEMENT, PRESERVATION AND LONG-TERM PROTECTION OF MENTAL HEALTH BY PROVIDING COUNSELLING, TRAUMA THERAPY AND SUPPORT IN FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD CHILDREN REMOVED FROM THEIR CARE WITH A VIEW TO HELPING THEM REINTEGRATE EFFECTIVELY AND POSITIVELY INTO THEIR COMMUNITY

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling