ESCAPE2MAKE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 24 May 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £233,056
Latest expenditure: £299,060
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 56 Church Street, LANCASTER, LA1 1LH

Website recorded by the regulator: www.escape2make.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We aspire to help young people find and develop their creative passions, empathy, well-being and friendship groups through a calendar of inspiring, creative workshops, short courses and events. These are open to all secondary school age children (11-18) and are offered for free. We operate in the Lancaster, Morecambe in Lancashire and Kendal in Cumbria.

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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: 6 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 6 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £233,056
Total Gross Expenditure: £299,060

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 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £291,670
Total Gross Expenditure: £181,118

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £133,861
Total Gross Expenditure: £149,485

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: 29 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 29 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £141,566
Total Gross Expenditure: £58,461

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: 16 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 16 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £23,180
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,451

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 6 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £233,056
Total Gross Expenditure: £299,060
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £10,720
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 35

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 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £291,670
Total Gross Expenditure: £181,118
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £5,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
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 June 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £133,861
Total Gross Expenditure: £149,485
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £55,500
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: 0

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: 29 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £141,566
Total Gross Expenditure: £58,461
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: 19

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: 16 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £23,180
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,451
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: 15

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Lancashire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cumbria
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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

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

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: ESCAPE2MAKE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2019-05-24T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 24 May 2019 as amended on 11 Oct 2021 as amended on 04 Aug 2022
Charitable Objects: TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 11-19 LIVING IN LANCASHIRE BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: (A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;B) ADVANCING EDUCATION; C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 608333
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: E2M

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

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

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures