Registered charity (CIO) · London
Free to BE Kids
- 10 trustees
- Income £701k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Emma KendallChair · since 2022
- Amy-Kate RobinsonTrustee · since 2024
- Beulah AntoninTrustee · since 2022
- Dr Gemma CheneyTrustee · since 2018
- Elena DaviesTrustee · since 2023
- Leila Shepherd-NorthTrustee · since 2022
- Olusola AdebiyiTrustee · since 2023
- Richard NicholasTrustee · since 2022
- Rosie MacphersonTrustee · since 2018
- Theresa Anne DaunceyTrustee · since 2024
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, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Throughout London, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, East Sussex and more
- Website
- www.freetobekids.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£701k£650k
- 2023£664k£600k
- 2022£412k£428k
Earlier years
- 2021£457k£264k
- 2020£192k£147k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2024: Government contracts 7%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF FREE TO BE KIDS AS THEY APPEAR WITHIN SECTION (3) (THE "OBJECTS" CLAUSE) OF THE GOVERNING DOCUMENT ARE AS FOLLOWS:3. OBJECT[S] (1) THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDING IN LONDON AND THE SOUTH-EAST, OR ANY OTHER UK LOCATION WITH A SIMILAR NEED PROFILE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE, WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE VIA THE PROVISION OF SERVICES THAT:(A) SUPPORT THEM TO DEVELOP BETTER EMOTIONAL HEALTH, BUILD INNER STRENGTHS TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES WITHIN THEIR LIVES AND CONSEQUENTLY TO MANAGE BETTER WITHIN SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS AT HOME, SCHOOL OR WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES.(B) PROVIDE PRACTICAL SUPPORT, ADVICE OR GUIDANCE.(C) INCREASE ACCESS TO NEW OR ENRICHING EXPERIENCES THAT WILL FACILITATE SOCIAL LEARNING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW SKILLS.(2) IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, WE WILL PROVIDE:(A) A RANGE OF THERAPEUTIC ADVENTURES AND RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS.(B) INDIVIDUAL MENTORING SUPPORT.(C) GROUP BASED ACTIVITIES WITH A THERAPEUTIC COMPONENT.(D) GROUP BASED ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW LIFE SKILLS.(3) DEFINITIONS:FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE CLAUSES:(A) 'CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE' MEANS INDIVIDUALS AGED 0-18. (SUPPORT MAY BE EXTENDED TO THE FAMILIES OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD THE PRINCIPLE AIM OF THIS SUPPORT BE TO BENEFIT A PARTICULAR CHILD OR YOUNG PERSON WITHIN THE FAMILY.)(B) 'LONDON AND THE SOUTH EAST' MEANS ANY OF THE LONDON BOROUGHS AND ANY COUNTY SHARING A BOUNDARY WITH A LONDON BOROUGH, NAMELY ESSEX, HERTFORDSHIRE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, BERKSHIRE, SURREY AND KENT. ADDITIONALLY THE COUNTIES OF OXFORDSHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND EAST & WEST SUSSEX ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THE DEFINITION.(C) 'EMOTIONAL HEALTH' MEANS THOSE ASPECTS OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S PSYCHOLOGICAL MAKE UP WHICH AFFECT CAPACITY TO APPROPRIATELY RECOGNISE AND DISPLAY EMOTION, THEIR SENSE OF WHO THEY ARE IN THE WORLD AND THEIR CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO SOCIAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL CHALLENGES.(D) 'SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS' MEANS INTERACTIONS WITH OTHERS IN SOCIETY E.G. SIBLINGS, PARENTS, FRIENDS, SCHOOL TEACHERS, CLASSMATES.(E) 'THERAPEUTIC' MEANS EITHER INTRINSICALLY BY ITS NATURE, OR SPECIFICALLY IN THE WAY THE ACTIVITY IS SET UP, SUPPORTIVE TO RECOVERING FROM A DIFFICULTY OR PROBLEM. SPECIFICALLY IN THIS CASE DIFFICULTIES IN TERMS OF EMOTIONAL HEALTH.(F) 'RESIDENTIAL' MEANS THE PROJECT WILL CONTAIN AT LEAST ONE OVERNIGHT STAY AWAY FROM THE CHILD OR YOUNG PERSON'S HOME.(4) NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH UK LAW.
Grants received
26 grants · £323,769 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
- The Leathersellers' Foundation · £90,000
- London Borough of Southwark · £44,280 (5 grants)
- The Fore · £34,000 (2 grants)
- The Childhood Trust · £30,000 (3 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £27,950 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis for researchers
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.
10 trustees on the board
- Emma Kendall Chair since 2022
- Amy-Kate Robinson since 2024
- Beulah Antonin since 2022
- Dr Gemma Cheney since 2018
- Elena Davies since 2023
- Leila Shepherd-North since 2022
- Olusola Adebiyi since 2023
- Richard Nicholas since 2022
- Rosie Macpherson since 2018
- Theresa Anne Dauncey since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Gemma Cheney since 2018
- Rosie Macpherson since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Emma Kendall Chair since 2022
- Amy-Kate Robinson since 2024
- Beulah Antonin since 2022
- Dr Gemma Cheney since 2018
- Elena Davies since 2023
- Leila Shepherd-North since 2022
- Olusola Adebiyi since 2023
- Richard Nicholas since 2022
- Rosie Macpherson since 2018
- Theresa Anne Dauncey since 2024
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.
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
4.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 5.9 in 2020
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1165678
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 22 Feb 2016 as amended on 10 Apr 2022
- Contact on the register
- 02037780323 · hello@freetobekids.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 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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