THE GRANDPARENTS' ASSOCIATION

Charity Number: 1105977
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote full participation by grandparents to ensure that contact is maintained between grandparents and their grandchildren when the family unit breaks down or there is a conflict. To support grandparents who are caring for their grandchildren.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2016

Total income: £114,952
Total expenditure: £271,766

Fundraising

This charity does not raise funds from the public

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
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 September 2004: Standard registration
  • 31 January 2018: Removed (Ceased to exist)
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
No information available
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
No information available

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2012 31/03/2013 31/03/2014 31/03/2015 30/09/2016
Total gross income £299.21k £327.03k £321.20k £303.05k £114.95k
Total expenditure £331.70k £303.95k £277.85k £261.09k £271.77k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £0 £0
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £89.27k £0

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 30 September 2017 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2017 Not submitted
Annual return 30 September 2016 30 January 2017 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2016 Not submitted
Annual return 31 March 2015 11 December 2015 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2015 11 December 2015 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2014 16 December 2014 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2014 09 January 2015 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 12 AUGUST 2004

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS AND SUFFERING OF GRANDPARENTS WHO ARE SEPARATED FROM THEIR YOUNG RELATIVES, TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CAUSE THE BREAKDOWN AND CONTENDED SEPARATION OF THOSE PERSONS, TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT GRANDPARENTS WHO ARE CARING FOR THEIR GRANDCHILDREN BECAUSE OF A BREAKDOWN AND SEPARATION OF THE FAMILY AND TO OTHERWISE ASSIST, HELP AND EDUCATE GRANDPARENTS GENERALLY BY WHATEVER MEANS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

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

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