SPECIAL OBJECTIVES FOR THE LOCAL DISABLED (S O L D )

Charity number: 296281
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

SOLD runs a studio workshop on the South Lowestoft industrial estate which is attended by up to 20 people a day who all have physical and sensory disabilities of varying degrees. We offer a wide variety of woodworking and other craft activities such as pottery, art, textiles, cooking and domestic skills in a specially adapted kitchen, and computer skills in our computer suite.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2023

Total income: £139,665
Total expenditure: £141,734

Total income includes £125,259 from 2 government contract(s) and £1,350 from 1 government grant(s)

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Norfolk
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 June 1987: Standard registration
  • 14 May 2024: Removed (Amalgamated)
  • 14 May 2024: Funds transferred to 1135640 ACCESS COMMUNITY TRUST
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • S O L D (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2019 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023
Total gross income £139.69k £144.10k £142.84k £142.50k £139.67k
Total expenditure £150.31k £145.24k £140.29k £143.10k £141.73k
Income from government contracts £124.51k £132.02k £136.04k £120.69k £125.26k
Income from government grants N/A £1.48k N/A £15.79k £1.35k

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 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not submitted
Annual return 31 March 2023 11 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 11 December 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2022 26 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 26 September 2022 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2021 10 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 10 September 2021 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2020 07 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 07 September 2020 On Time

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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 3RD SEPTEMBER 1986 AS AMENDED 12 FEBRUARY 1987, 29 NOVEMBER 1993 AND 4 JULY 2005.

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEED OF DISABLED, BLIND OR LONG TERM SICK PERSONS IN ANY MANNER WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATIVE BOUNDARIES OF SUFFOLK AND NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCILS AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE SUCH PERSONS OPPORTUNITIES FOR GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT IN A BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.

Area of benefit

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

SUFFOLK AND NORFOLK