Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Only 4 Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 3

RITE TO FREEDOM

Rite to Freedom deliver programmes for adults in recovery from addiction. We support people in changing their lives through mentoring, self-empowerment, wilderness experiences and the power of personal stories. Our nature-based courses complement traditional pharmaceutical treatments and include long-term pathways for participants providing continuity to support full recovery.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
There are only 4 trustees
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
28/02/23		£75	£94	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
28/02/22		£78	£67	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	16
28/02/21		£86	£56	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
29/02/20		£25	£31	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
28/02/19		£32	£44	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
28/02/18		£20	£35	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/17		£60	£55	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
29/02/16		£63	£73	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/15		£64	£45	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/14		£55	£43	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/13	*	£45	£26	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
29/02/12	*	£16	£13	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 13 years

WWW.RITETOFREEDOM.ORG.UK

info@ritetofreedom.org.uk

01647 632332

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£235,685
Devon Community Foundation	£6,685
Co-Operative Group	£4,998

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Rite to Freedom
£4,998	22/10/2022	We would like to support those in recovery from addiction through mentoring, self-empowerment, wilderness experiences and the power of personal stories.
Devon Community Foundation - COVID19 Core Cost Support
£1,695	23/09/2020	Grant to Write to Freedom
National Lottery Community Fund - Write to Freedom - The Power of Community
£235,685	06/01/2020 36	Write to Freedom delivers programmes and ongoing support for adults in recovery from all types of addiction. The funding will be used to deliver 'The Power of Community', which primarily focuses on ....more Write to Freedom delivers programmes and ongoing support for adults in recovery from all types of addiction. The funding will be used to deliver 'The Power of Community', which primarily focuses on developing the capacity of Write to Freedom to support the current growth and delivery of the organisation, to deliver more interventions to the same high standard and to meet the current demand from the community. The funding will also help to expand delivery into the areas in Devon where the clearest demand is presented. This project will deliver a range of environmental, therapeutic intervention; guidance and support into volunteering and employment will be a secondary outcome of each participant's journey.
Devon Community Foundation - Recovery Tribes
£4,990	18/06/2019 10	delivering a Recovery Tribes residential course and post course support for participants recovering from substance misuse, using the outdoor environment and nature to inspire creativity to help them ....more delivering a Recovery Tribes residential course and post course support for participants recovering from substance misuse, using the outdoor environment and nature to inspire creativity to help them move to the next stage of their recovery, raising aspirations and encouraging positive life choices
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Recovery Tribes’ - Events, Courses and Community for Long-Term Addict
£10,000	27/03/2018 12	The funding will be used to run courses for people recovering from addiction. These courses will be nature based, and combine physical activity, creative writing, team-building exercises, crafts, ....more The funding will be used to run courses for people recovering from addiction. These courses will be nature based, and combine physical activity, creative writing, team-building exercises, crafts, bushcraft skills and storytelling. The project aims to support peoples’ recovery.
National Lottery Community Fund - Mentoring Pilot Project
£10,000	30/07/2014 12	Not Available

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-54

ELIZABETH CIRASUOLO Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Strategic Lead

VIRGINIA MARGARET COMPTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Therapist

CHRISTOPHER PAUL LOMAS (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Support Worker

LYNSEY TIPLADY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Self Employed

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/04/2011, number: 1141288
Registered at Companies House on 02/02/2010, number: 07143510

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; AR13: 23 days late, AR12: 122 days late,

Main office

Wessex House
Teign Road
Newton Abbot
TQ12 4AA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRTAE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL COURSES, TRAINING, MENTORING AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE SUPPORT AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE

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