CHOCOLATE & CO

Charity number: 1209385
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The organisation benefits people in the York area (UK) who are marginalised, socially disconnected, have a record of unlawful behaviour or an addiction and who struggle to obtain and sustain employment. This is carried out by providing work-based employment opportunities, both paid and voluntary, with one-to-one mentoring to facilitate the employment.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2025

Total income: £51,101
Total expenditure: £4,689

People

4 Trustee(s)

2 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of York

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 August 2024: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
No information available
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Michael Anthony John Green Chair 03 June 2024
THE PUREY CUST TRUST CIO
Received: On time
Rev ALISTAIR JOHN RYCROFT Trustee 03 June 2024
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS WITH ST MAURICE, YORK.
Received: On time
ONE VOICE YORK
Received: On time
Phillip Elliott Trustee 03 June 2024
None on record
RACHEL DAWN BELL Trustee 03 June 2024
OUR FATHER'S HEART
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2025
Total gross income £51.10k
Total expenditure £4.69k
Income from government contracts N/A
Income from government grants N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 April 2025 14 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2025 14 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 01 Aug 2024

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN YORK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, BY PROVIDING AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY CAN BENEFIT FROM EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES, TRAINING, MENTORING AND OTHER NECESSARY SUPPORT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FOOD, ESSENTIALS ITEMS, COUNSELLING AND SIGNPOSTING SERVICES), DESIGNED TO ENABLE THEM TO DEVELOP THE SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES NEEDED TO SECURE AND RETAIN LONG TERM SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT IN ORDER TO BECOME MORE INTEGRATED INTO THEIR COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY AT LARGE. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
4 Mansfield House
Lowther Street
York
YO31 7NB
Phone:
07598 510917
Email:
admin@chocolateandco.org
Website:

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