Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 5

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 3

CHOOSE LIFE THE PRISONERS INITIATIVE

We train up people in recovery from drugs/alcohol (and commonly ex offenders) to go into Schools ,Colleges ,Youth Offending Teams and Police Recruit to educate Young People and professionals around the issues of addiction, drug dealing , criminal exploitation and county lines. We also run two supported houses in the Anfield area of Liverpool for people often coming straight from prison.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/03/23	*	£100,363	£100,670	£-307	40
30/03/22	*	£92,297	£89,113	£3,184	25
30/03/21		£86,836	£89,116	£-2,280	20
30/03/20		£100,149	£101,675	£-1,526	20
30/03/19	*	£141,507	£87,469	£54,038	50

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.chooselifeproject.org

INFO@CHOOSELIFEPROJECT.ORG

0151 345 6639

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Emotional support, counselling or therapy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Choose Life prison and homeless project.
£9,340	16/12/2022	The funding will be used to deliver a ten day Choose Life employability project for people who have recently left prison or are living on the streets with the aim of improving employment skills and ....more The funding will be used to deliver a ten day Choose Life employability project for people who have recently left prison or are living on the streets with the aim of improving employment skills and increasing self-esteem and self-belief.
National Lottery Community Fund - Choose Life Universities and Colleges Project
£9,390	04/06/2021	The funding will be used to run employability and education courses for ex-offenders. The project aims to take presentations delivered by ex-offenders to students and lecturers studying criminology ....more The funding will be used to run employability and education courses for ex-offenders. The project aims to take presentations delivered by ex-offenders to students and lecturers studying criminology so they can learn first-hand lived experiences whilst also giving ex-offenders the chance to have their voice heard.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANDREW LEECE Appointed: 2020

DENISE JONES Appointed: 2019

STEPHEN DONOGHUE (Chair) Appointed: 2019

VANESSA GRIFFITHS Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/02/2018, number: 1177221

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR23: 14 days late, AR22: 10 days late, AR19: 39 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from CHOOSE LIFE THE PRISONERS INITIATIVE on 27/07/2019

Main office

CHOOSE LIFE THE PRISONERSINITIATIVE
64-68 BALLIOL ROAD
BOOTLE
L20 7EJ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE DANGERS AND CONSEQUENCES OF DRUGS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ENGAGING WITH AND TRAINING RECOVERING DRUG ADDICTS TO DELIVER THE EDUCATION

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