Charity Commission Annual Return 2023
BETTER LIVES UK
Charity registration number: 1188005
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This document is a record of the information provided in the Annual Return 2023.
PART A - Charity information
Financial period Financial period start date 02/08/2022
Financial period end date 01/08/2023
Income and spending
Income £ £ 2,558
Spending £ £ 2,558
Number of contracts from government
How many contracts (other than grant agreements) did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return? 0
Number of grants from government
How many grants did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return? 0
Income breakdown
Donations and legacies (excluding Endowments Received)
£ 0
Charitable activities
£ 2,558
Other trading activities £ 0
Investments
£ 0
Other
£ 0
Grantmaking
Is grant making the main way your charity carries out its purposes? Yes
Recipients of grants
Please round all figures to the nearest pound (do not enter decimal points or commas). Individuals £ 0
Other charities
£ 2,558
Other organisations that are not charities £ 0
Grant recipients related parties
Are any of the grant recipients related parties to the charity? Yes
Trustee payments
Excluding out of pocket expenses, for what were any of the trustees paid during the financial period for this return? ⊠
e. None of the trustees have been paid
Did any of the trustees resign and take up employment with your charity in the financial period of this return? No
Income from outside the UK
Did your charity receive income from outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return? No
Delivering activities outside the United Kingdom
Did your charity deliver charitable activities outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return? Yes
Select the countries your charity delivered charitable activities outside the United Kingdom Tanzania
Written agreements with partners outside UK
Does your charity have formal written agreements in place with any partners delivering charitable activities on its behalf outside of the United Kingdom? With some overseas partners
Spending outside England & Wales
Did your charity spend funds outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return? Yes
Select countries/territories your charity operated in during the financial period covered by this annual return ⊠ Tanzania
Please record total spend in each country. Round figures to the nearest £100 if possible (do not ent er decimal point s or comm as) . We recommend you select "Save" regularly to avoid losing any values ent ered.
Tanzania
£ 2,558
Total Spending outside England & Wales £ 2,558
Methods of money transfer
How much money did your charity send in total outside of the United Kingdom using a method other than the regulated banking system in the financial period for this return? £ 0
Trading subsidiaries
Does the charity have any trading subsidiaries? No
Charity contact details correct
Is the contact address displayed from the Register of Charities, correct? Yes
Charity headquarters details correct
Is this the same address that you use as your charity's administrative headquarters? Yes
Charity contact address
Address Line 1 100 ABBOTS ROAD
Address Line 2 ABBOTS LANGLEY
Address Line 3
Address Line 4
Address Line 5
Postcode WD5 0BH
Country
Charity Headquarters address Address Line 1 100 ABBOTS ROAD
Address Line 2 ABBOTS LANGLEY
Address Line 3
Address Line 4
Address Line 5
Postcode WD5 0BH
Country
Membership type
Is the charity part of a wider group structure with a parent body and subsidiary bodies?
yes, the charity is a subsidiary body
Members entitle to vote
Other than trustees, does your charity have members who are entitled to vote under the charity’s governing documents? No
Employment contract types
People were permanently employed by your charity 0
People were on fixed-terms contracts with your charity 0
Self-employed people were working for your charity 0
Safeguarding
Has your charity provided services to children and/or adults at risk in the financial period of the return? No
External risk and impact
Donations Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
Other income - grants Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
Other income - contracts
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
Other income - investment
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
Expenditure on charitable activities
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
Expenditure on overheads Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
Number of volunteers
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
Number of employees
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
Number of trustees
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
Fundraising activities
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
Capacity to deliver services Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
Total service demand
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
Volunteers
Excluding trustees, provide an estimate of the number of volunteers who carried out charitable activities on behalf of your charity in the United Kingdom during the financial period of this return? 0
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