COMMUNITY ACTION NORWICH

Charity number: 1079028
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Children's weekly evening club, weekly youth clubs, day centre with lunch club and a weekly cafe and warm space for the community with free food and Wi-Fi along with a foodbank distribution centre and advice centre.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £103,992
Total expenditure: £88,042

Total income includes £4,531 from 1 government contract(s) and £4,531 from 1 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

24 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Religious Activities
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Norfolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 January 2000: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • C.A.N. (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
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
  • Internal risk management 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 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Clare Elizabeth Elkins Chair 25 July 2023
None on record
MATTHEW RICHARDS Trustee 25 July 2023
RADICAL NORWICH
Received: 47 days late
Alison Lindsay Sayer Trustee 26 July 2022
None on record
JENNIFER DRAKE Trustee 30 July 2013
None on record
BARBARA EDWARDS Trustee 03 September 2012
None on record
Everjoice Makuve Trustee 03 September 2012
WIDOWS AND ORPHANS RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT (WORD) TRUST
Received: On time

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 £125.77k £145.50k £61.19k £74.22k £103.99k
Total expenditure £126.49k £121.89k £110.50k £90.53k £88.04k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A £4.53k
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A £4.53k

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 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 17 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 14 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 14 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 05 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 05 August 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 05 February 2021 5 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 05 February 2021 5 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 9 SEPTEMBER 1999 AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEED DATED 19 DECEMBER 1999 as amended on 30 May 2023

Charitable objects

(1) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF LAKENHAM AND NEIGHBOURING COMMUNITIES IN NORWICH WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, STATUTORY AGENCIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. (2) FOR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, OR WHO ARE AGED AND SICK.

Area of benefit

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

LAKENHAM AND NEIGHBOURING COMMUNITIES IN NORWICH

Contact information

Address:
2 MARTINEAU LANE
NORWICH
NR1 2HX
Phone:
01603 617771
Email:
clare@communityactionnorwich.co.uk
Website:

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