Registered charity · Bury
Early Break
Early Break is a registered charity (number 1072052) based in Bury, governed by 6 trustees. Latest income £5.2m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 6 trustees
- Income £5.2m (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Where
- Bury, Rochdale, Lancashire, Bolton
- Website
- www.earlybreak.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Early Break
- Registered
- 1998
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£5.2m£5.2m
- 2024£4.9m£4.4m
- 2023£4.4m£3.9m
Earlier years
- 2022£3.1m£2.8m
- 2021£2.2m£1.9m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 95% · Government grants 2%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(A) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO USE LEGAL AND ILLEGAL DRUGS BY THE PROVISION OF A COUNSELLING, SUPPORT AND TREATMENT SERVICE FOR SUCH PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES.(B) TO ADVANCE RESEARCH INTO THE USE OF SUBSTANCES BY YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.(C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR YOUNG SUBSTANCE USERS AND MISUSERS AND THE PROFESSIONALS AND ORGANISATIONS WHO COME INTO CONTACT WITH SUCH PERSONS, BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE TRAINING, ADVICE AND INFORMATION AND RESOURCES.(D)TO PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND INFORMATION AND RAISING AWARENESS.
Grants received
3 grants · £181,110 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Henry Smith Foundation · £88,400
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £62,710
- CHK Foundation · £30,000
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
6 trustees on the board
- Dr Louise Sell since 2020
- Janice Allen since 2023
- Lydia Therese Edgar since 2013
- Ling Lee since 2025
- Stephen Ronald William Marley since 2013
- Tracy Hill since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Louise Sell since 2020
- Lydia Therese Edgar since 2013
- Stephen Ronald William Marley since 2013
- Tracy Hill since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Janice Allen since 2023
- Lydia Therese Edgar since 2013
- Ling Lee since 2025
- Stephen Ronald William Marley since 2013
- Tracy Hill since 2019
Portfolio (1)
- Dr Louise Sell since 2020
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
2.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 3.0 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1072052
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18 FEB 1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13 AUG 1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 JAN 1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12 SEP 2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04 DEC 2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 29 AUG 2017
- Companies House
- Company number 03320039 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01617233880 · info@earlybreak.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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