BORN TO BE BEAUTIFUL — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 6 March 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 2 October 2024 – 1 October 2025
Latest income: £8,934
Latest expenditure: £9,500
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 2 Fen Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1TX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.borntobebeautiful.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Born to be Beautiful empowers women who are held in the grip of poverty and discrimination by teaching marketable vocational skills in beauty therapy. Once trained students are supported to set up their own businesses or finding gainful employment. We operate in Uganda and India.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 2 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 1 August 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £8,934
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,500

Fin Period Start Date: 2 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 1 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 31 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £5,176
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,008

Fin Period Start Date: 2 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 1 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 20 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 23 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £4,835
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,544

Fin Period Start Date: 2 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 1 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 28 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 28 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £263
Total Gross Expenditure: £317

Fin Period Start Date: 2 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 1 August 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 30 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 30 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £16,637
Total Gross Expenditure: £527

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 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2025
Ar Due Date: 1 August 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £8,934
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,500
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: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 2 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 1 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £5,176
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,008
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: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 2 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 1 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 20 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £4,835
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,544
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: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 2 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2022
Ar Due Date: 1 August 2023
Ar Received Date: 28 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £263
Total Gross Expenditure: £317
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: 7

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 2 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2021
Ar Due Date: 1 August 2022
Ar Received Date: 30 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £16,637
Total Gross Expenditure: £527
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: 7

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: India
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Uganda
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BORN TO BE BEAUTIFUL
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-03-06T00:00:00

Charity Name: BORN TO BE BEAUTIFUL
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2021-01-05T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (gi)
Assoc Organisation Number: 5022263
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1144946
Assoc Charity Name: BORN TO BE BEAUTIFUL

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 06 Mar 2020
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF BEAUTY THERAPY BY PROVIDING TRAINING AND SKILLS FOR ACCREDITATION IN ALL BEAUTY SKILLS,INCLUDING MANICURES AND PEDICURES.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Volunteer management