GENERAL FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS

Charity number: 1175240
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The activities of the charity are the prevention or relief of poverty or financial hardship by providing or assisting in the provision of education and training in basic financial services and in financial management skills. We operate in England Scotland and Wales.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 01 May 2022

Total income: £2,560
Total expenditure: £6,524

Fundraising

This charity raises funds from the public but does not work with professional fundraisers or commercial participators.

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 October 2017: CIO registration
  • 24 April 2024: Removed (Removed by application)
  • 24 April 2024: Funds transferred to
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • GFI (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 01/05/2018 01/05/2019 01/05/2020 01/05/2021 01/05/2022
Total gross income £0 £2.00k £9.61k £12.17k £2.56k
Total expenditure £0 £420 £3.01k £3.91k £6.52k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A 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 01 May 2023 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 01 May 2023 Not submitted
Annual return 01 May 2022 24 February 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 01 May 2022 24 February 2023 On time
Annual return 01 May 2021 28 February 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 01 May 2021 28 February 2022 On time
Annual return 01 May 2020 03 March 2021 2 days late
Accounts and TAR 01 May 2020 03 March 2021 2 days late

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 19 Oct 2017

Charitable objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN BASIC FINANCIAL SERVICES AND IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONG REHABILITATING OFFENDERS, EX-OFFENDERS, YOUNG LOOKED AFTER PEOPLE WHO ARE LEAVING THE CARE SYSTEM, REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS, AND PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS SO THAT THEY ARE MORE ABLE TO MANAGE THEIR PERSONAL FINANCES.