01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 11 July 2019
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 2 April 2024 – 1 April 2025
- Latest income
- £5,898
- Latest expenditure
- £6,010
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 4 WHEELWRIGHT BUILDINGS, 4 WHEELWRIGHT BUILDINGS, HEN LANE, COVENTRY, CV6 4LB
Website recorded by the regulator: bylc.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We are a locally based charity that aims to provide education and information to young people and the general public. We do this by providing presentations on road safety at local schools and events. These sessions often use modern technology such as VR headsets/Simulators to make the sessions interactive. We also provide funding to which allow young people to participate in road safety courses.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 2 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 1 April 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 1 February 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £5,898
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,010
- Fin Period Start Date
- 2 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 1 April 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 1 February 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £40
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,276
- Fin Period Start Date
- 2 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 1 April 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 1 February 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £127
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £709
- Fin Period Start Date
- 2 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 1 April 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 1 February 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £627
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £697
- Fin Period Start Date
- 2 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 1 April 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 1 February 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 February 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £5,500
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,102
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
- 2 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 1 April 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 1 February 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £5,898
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,010
- 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
- 3
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 2 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 1 April 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 1 February 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 30 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £40
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,276
- 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
- 2
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 2 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 1 April 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 1 February 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 26 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £127
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £709
- 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
- 2 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 1 April 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 1 February 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 29 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £627
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £697
- 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
- 1
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 2 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 1 April 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 1 February 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 2 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £5,500
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,102
- 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
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 2
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Walsall
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Solihull
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Coventry City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Warwickshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Leicester City
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Birmingham City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Wolverhampton
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BECAUSE YOUR LIFE COUNTS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2019-07-11T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 11 Jul 2019
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF ROAD SAFETY BY PROVIDING INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE ON ROAD EDUCATION, WHICH IS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE (UNDER 22 YEARS OLD) BY RAISING AWARENESS THROUGH BEING A RESPONSIBLE ROAD USER BY ORGANISING AND FACILITATING A RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES.
09 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures