From the onset we have always aimed to get our charity on the Charities Commission register. We knew that it would be a long process because there is so much that has to be done to prove that you are working for charitable causes. 

Over the last 6 - 12 months we have been working even harder to complete all of the things that need to be done in order to be able to register as a charity. 

The process can be very taxing, frustrating and entails lots of data collection and evidence proving along with detailed information about the charities accounts.

As you can imagine none of us had got a great deal of experience in this area so it was a massive learning curve for us all.

We have had times when we thought that the day would never come when we received the charity number and have felt like pulling our hair out with all the hoops we have had to jump through.

Well today has been one of the most amazing days we have had. 

When we saw the email in the inbox we initially thought that it would be asking for more details.

However, our breath was taken away and a few tears were shed by many of us as we saw the wonderful words 
"We are satisfied that Charlies Angel Centre Foundation is a charity and it has been entered onto the Register of Charities".

This means so much to us and means that we can begin to grow even more and help even more families across the country.

We know our next job will entail lots of form filling and applying for grants and funding that are now available to us, but these forms will be much easier (mentally) as we know they will result in us getting our centre open quicker. Strangely I enjoy form filling and I think I will enjoy these even more as they will be so beneficial to us.

Thank you to everyone of our supporters for staying loyal to us and giving us the motivation to keep going when we were feeling frustrated. 

Please stay with us to see what happens next. 

We know it is going to be an exciting time and definitely very busy but the families we work with and support deserve the right help and provisions in place. 
We will not stop our campaigning until changes are made and we will always be here to help all the families who contact us.