LES ALDEN FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 25 June 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £70,951
Latest expenditure: £136,662
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 22 Greet Road, LANCING, West Sussex, BN15 9NT

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.lesaldenfoundation.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

During the first year of operation, under Covid, we operated mainly as a food bank, but also provided school uniforms for food bank clients.

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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: 1 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 1 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £70,951
Total Gross Expenditure: £136,662

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: 21 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £230,498
Total Gross Expenditure: £170,335

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: 1 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 1 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £270,549
Total Gross Expenditure: £293,332

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: 16 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 16 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £136,475
Total Gross Expenditure: £142,779

Fin Period Start Date: 25 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 21 September 2021
Date Accounts Received: 21 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £113,682
Total Gross Expenditure: £52,740

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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: 1 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £70,951
Total Gross Expenditure: £136,662
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £18,000
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: 125

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: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £230,498
Total Gross Expenditure: £170,335
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £137,983
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: 125

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: 1 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £270,549
Total Gross Expenditure: £293,332
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £103,245
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: 115

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: 16 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £136,475
Total Gross Expenditure: £142,779
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: £39,850
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 113

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 25 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 21 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £113,682
Total Gross Expenditure: £52,740
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: £10,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 94

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: West Sussex
Welsh Ind: No

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

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

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: LES ALDEN FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-06-25T00:00:00

Charity Name: LES ALDEN FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-10-05T00:00:00
Reason: Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number: 5163981
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1190673
Assoc Charity Name: WORTHING VEGAN FOODBANK

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 25 Jun 2020
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF LES ALDEN FOUNDATION IS TO RELIEVE POVERTY IN WORTHING,DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN AN EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT.THIS ACTION MIGHT BE DIRECT OR INDIRECT.AN EXAMPLE OF DIRECT ACTION WOULD BE COLLECTING, STORING AND REDISTRIBUTING FREE UNIFORMS TOSCHOOL PUPILS OR SETTING UP A FOOD BANK.AN EXAMPLE OF INDIRECT ACTION MIGHT BE PUTTING DONORS OF MONEY, TIME OR SKILLS IN TOUCH WITHLOCAL GROUPS WHO NEED SUPPORT IN RELIEVING POVERTY, ACTING AS A CONDUIT AND PUTTING PROBLEMS IN TOUCH WITH SOLUTIONS.THOSE EXAMPLES ARE FOR CLARIFICATION BUT NOT DEFINING OR LIMITING.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].
Area Of Benefit: IN WORTHING

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 639841
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Worthing Food Foundation

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures