CREATIVE SOLUTIONS

Charity Number: 1062527
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Seeking creative ways to reach and help people of various nations with the gospel and practical help.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £34,968
Total expenditure: £38,344

People

4 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Burundi
  • Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • Kenya
  • Rwanda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 May 1997: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • CREATIVE SOLUTIONS (Working name)
  • CREATIVE MINISTRIES (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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
Kenneth Martin Knight Trustee 29 June 2019
WDGB LTD
Received: On time
CHANGING LIVES CHARITY
Received: On time
PAUL ANTHONY SMITH Trustee 23 September 2011
None on record
Rev PETER KILBOURNE KAY Trustee
None on record
JENNIFER VIVIAN KAY Trustee
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 £46.84k £53.55k £40.46k £29.85k £34.97k
Total expenditure £54.52k £33.78k £42.47k £46.62k £38.34k
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 17 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 17 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 20 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 20 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 12 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 12 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 11 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 11 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 30 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020

(These accounts
have been qualified)

30 October 2020 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 10 APRIL 1997 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 30 JULY 2010

Charitable objects

IN ANY SUCH PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE:- A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES D) TO ADVANCE THE PROVISION OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING FOR EMPLOYMENT FOR THOSE IN FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC NEED E) TO PROMOTE AND FULFILL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY

Area of benefit

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

IN ANY SUCH PARTS OF THE WORLD

Contact information

Address:
58 THE DOWNS
PORTISHEAD
BRISTOL
BS20 6DT
Phone:
01275814022
Email:
jc315581158@gmail.com
Website:

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