01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 17 June 2021
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
- Latest income
- £4,348
- Latest expenditure
- £261
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: Hope Church & Centre, Somers Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO5 4QA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.freetofly.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Helping to relieve the suffering of expectant mothers within the UK, who are experiencing (or are at risk of experiencing) domestic abuse during pregnancy, and supporting them to protect their children long term. Activities include, but are not limited to, the provision of specialist accommodation, pre and post-natal support, parenting support, and other practical, financial and emotional support.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,348
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £261
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 March 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 March 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,314
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £319
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 April 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,889
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,565
- Fin Period Start Date
- 17 June 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 November 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,573
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £101
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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 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 16 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,348
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £261
- 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
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 10 March 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,314
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £319
- 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
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,889
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,565
- 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
- 17 June 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 15 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,573
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £101
- 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
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- 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
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FREE TO FLY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2021-06-17T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 17 Jun 2021
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROVIDE FOR THE RELIEF OF PREGNANT WOMEN WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM, OR WHO ARE AT RISK OF SUFFERING FROM, DOMESTIC ABUSE DURING THEIR PREGNANCY AND BEYOND, WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM. IN PARTICULAR BY, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROVIDING SPECIALIST ACCOMMODATION AND HOUSING, PRE AND POST-NATAL SUPPORT, PARENTING SUPPORT, AND ANY OTHER PRACTICAL, FINANCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AS MAY BE NEEDED TO RELIEVE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF DOMESTIC ABUSE ON MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION OF THE ISSUE OF DOMESTIC ABUSE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM.
09 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures