CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDEPENDENCE

Charity Number: 1179874
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Creative Opportunities for Independence works with adults and young people with support needs by using creative activities to develop the life and employment skills needed in order to be able to live independently. It provides regualar day activities, residential activity breaks and social events.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £0
Total expenditure: £0

People

3 Trustee(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:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bath And North East Somerset
  • Bristol City
  • Cornwall
  • Devon
  • Dorset
  • North Somerset
  • Somerset
  • South Gloucestershire
  • West Berkshire
  • Wiltshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 September 2018: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
NICHOLAS PHILLIPS Chair 10 September 2018
UNCLE PAUL'S CHILLI FARM
Received: On time
Lesley Madeline Barker Trustee 19 July 2021
None on record
Emily Jay Barker De Carvalho Trustee 28 February 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £1.78k £1.78k £14.95k £0 £0
Total expenditure £1.80k £1.80k £8.41k £0 £0
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 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 11 May 2024 101 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 11 May 2024 101 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 10 June 2023 130 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 10 June 2023 130 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 23 March 2022 51 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 23 March 2022 51 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 22 March 2021 50 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 22 March 2021 50 days late 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 10 Sep 2018

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF ADULTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES IN AREAS WHICH WILL INCREASE THEIR EMPLOYABILITY, SOCIAL SKILLS AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION; THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG ADULTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND ADVICE LEADING TO INCREASED FINANCIAL CAPABILITY AND INDEPENDENCE; THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY THE RECYCLING AND PROVISION OF FURNITURE AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS.

Contact information

Address:
40A High Street
HONITON
Devon
EX14 1PJ
Phone:
0140443920
Email:
info@cofi-charity.org.uk
Website:

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