--- title: "Life Chance Trust — charity 1199491 | CharityCompare" description: "Life Chance Trust (charity 1199491): income £123k (2026). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/life-chance-trust retrieved: 2026-10-07T04:43:54.121Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1199491CIO LC # Life Chance Trust Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Life Chance Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, economic/community development/employment, other charitable purposes. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.lifechancetrust.org.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1199491&subId=0) Work at Life Chance Trust? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=life-chance-trust&type=claim&name=Life%20Chance%20Trust) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Life Chance Trust? Reported income · year ending 2026-03-31 £122,972 Reported spending · year ending 2026-03-31 £124,100 Registered charity number 1199491 Status in source extract Registered Charity type CIO Register contact address detail (not service area) 17 Courtenay Park Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.lifechancetrust.org.uk](http://www.lifechancetrust.org.uk/) Quick answer Life Chance Trust (number 1199491) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Life Chance Trust do? We help young people aged 16-25 to move beyond childhood trauma and find their way to happy, healthy and safe adult lives, through mentoring, training, advocacy and practical support to overcome social, emotional, behavioural, or educational difficulties. By furthering understanding of developmental trauma, we aim to combat stigma and shame and help to break inter-generational cycles of exclusion. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Life Chance Trust Answers Life Chance Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2026, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Life Chance Trust's highest-paid staff paid? Life Chance Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records Life Chance Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. [Work out your Gift Aid](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) Life Chance Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 29 June 2022 Where it says it operates Throughout England ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People. **Reported activities:** Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## What causes is Life Chance Trust registered for? Education/trainingEconomic/community Development/employmentOther Charitable Purposes ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Life Chance Trust yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Life Chance Trust. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Life Chance Trust? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. [How to read charity accounts](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/guides/how-to-read-accounts) · [Explore rated charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity-directory) ## Is this your charity? Claim this profile free to submit your description and an optional logo for review, correct details, or respond publicly. Approved claims show attribution and claimed status. Optional paid plans add enhanced media, reporting and labelled featured visibility by tier; they never change a score. [Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=life-chance-trust&type=claim&name=Life%20Chance%20Trust) [Visit charity website](http://www.lifechancetrust.org.uk/) ## Frequently asked questions Is Life Chance Trust a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists Life Chance Trust as a registered charity (number 1199491) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Life Chance Trust's charity number? Life Chance Trust's charity number is 1199491. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1199491? Search 1199491 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Life Chance Trust do? We help young people aged 16-25 to move beyond childhood trauma and find their way to happy, healthy and safe adult lives, through mentoring, training, advocacy and practical support to overcome social, emotional, behavioural, or educational difficulties. By furthering understanding of developmental trauma, we aim to combat stigma and shame and help to break inter-generational cycles of exclusion. Does Life Chance Trust have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Life Chance Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Life Chance Trust? Life Chance Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.lifechancetrust.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. How much is Life Chance Trust's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Life Chance Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Life Chance Trust? The register records Life Chance Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Are Life Chance Trust's trustees paid? Life Chance Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Life Chance Trust registered as a charity? Life Chance Trust was entered on the register on 29 June 2022. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1199491&subId=0).