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Independence Initiative Limited

Independence Initiative

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1073291
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Jan. 12, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Jan. 13, 1999
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
03525955

Address

Address
64-68 Balliol Road
Bootle
Merseyside
L20 7EJ

Activities

We support the long term recovery and reintegration of the most socially excluded members of society across Merseyside. We provide individually tailored packages to assist with re-entry into mainstream activities such as employment, education, or voluntary work. This is all delivered on a one-to-one basis to ensure that every individual can achieve a positive outcome shaped by them.

Objects: The Objects Of The Charity Are:1. To Promote Social Inclusion For The Public Benefit By Preventing People From Being Socially Excluded By Relieving Their Needs And Assisting Them To Integrate Into Society;2. The Relief Of Poverty, The Physical And Mental Sickness And Distress Of Persons In Need By Reason Of Addiction To Drugs, Alcohol And Other Similar Substances And Their Families, In Particular (But Without Prejudice To The Generality Of The Foregoing) By The Provision Of Services Designed To Facilitate The Long Term Rehabilitation Of Such Persons And The Provision Of Support To Their Families;3. The Prevention Of Dependence On Drugs, Alcohol And Other Similar Substances;4. The Education And Training Of The Public Regarding The Dangers Of Drugs, Alcohol And Other Similar Substances And Constructive Means Of Dealing With Such Dangers;for The Purpose Of This Clause ‘Socially Excluded’ Means Being Excluded From Society, Or Parts Of Society. As A Result Of One Or More Of The Following Factors: Substance Abuse Or Dependency Including Alcohol And Drugs; Ill Health (Physical Or Mental); Relationship And Family Breakdown; Domestic Violence; Unemployment; Financial Hardship; Poor Housing (That Is Housing That Does Not Meet Basic Habitable Standards); Crime (Either As A Victim Of Crime Or As An Offender Rehabilitating Into Society).

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Accommodation/housing
Who
Other Defined Groups

Geography

Local Authority
Knowsley, Liverpool City, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 Jan. 12, 2026On time £402,128 £404,374
March 31, 2024 Dec. 20, 2024On time £357,239 £394,558
March 31, 2023 Nov. 6, 2023On time £401,912 £374,695
March 31, 2022 Jan. 10, 2023On time £334,085 £353,006
March 31, 2021 Jan. 20, 2022On time £403,574 £306,773

Trustees

Name Appointed
Alison Shields Dec. 11, 2025
Barry Canning Eaton April 1, 2016
Nigel Edmund Bellamy
Stuart Anton Creak
Sarah Greenwood Dec. 10, 2024
Simon Morris Oct. 4, 2019