01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 18 May 2021
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 December 2023 – 30 November 2024
- Latest income
- £350,905
- Latest expenditure
- £351,371
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: FOCUS GROUP, FOCUS HOUSE, 20 HAM ROAD, SHOREHAM-BY-SEA, BN43 6PA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.focusfoundation.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Our mission is to connect communities to make a positive and lasting difference to people's lives.Our core funding is directed at charities who support either underprivileged children & young people,or mental health, with a focus on grass roots charities where even small grants can make a hugedifference to people's lives.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 September 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £350,905
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £351,371
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 September 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 September 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £296,793
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £384,370
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 September 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 1 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £242,728
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £91,940
- Fin Period Start Date
- 18 May 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 September 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 September 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £53,225
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,036
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 26 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £350,905
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £351,371
- 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
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 26 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £296,793
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £384,370
- 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
- 11
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 1 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £242,728
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £91,940
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- 8
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 18 May 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 28 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £53,225
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,036
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 303
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Other Finance
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- 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
- 204
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FOCUS FOUNDATION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2021-05-18T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 18 May 2021
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND & WALES) AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures