CITIZENS UK CHARITY

Charity number: 1107264
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Citizens UK is the home of Community Organising. We support a growing network of broad based Citizens Organisations which include faith, education and voluntary associations and institutions that work together for the common good. We also support a Guild of Community Organisers and the Centre for Civil Society.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£11,329,528

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Donations and legacies £5.64m
Charitable activities £1.49m
Other trading activities £4.02m
Investments £71.40k
Other £104.67k

Total expenditure:
£11,816,255

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Raising funds £865.61k
Charitable activities £10.95m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £865.61k
Charitable expenditure £10.95m

People

157 Employee(s)

12 Trustee(s)

10000 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 5
£70k to £80k 7
£80k to £90k 2
£130k to £140k 1

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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 December 2004: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CITIZENS UK (Working name)
  • THE CITIZEN ORGANISING FOUNDATION (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
  • 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 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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev Canon Karen Sheila Frances Rooms Chair 27 February 2019
None on record
Yahye Abdi Trustee 23 April 2024
None on record
Adrian Farnham Trustee 15 December 2023
None on record
Brandon Akem Trustee 12 October 2023
None on record
Sally Rush Trustee 12 October 2021
THE LANTERN METHODIST CHURCH OF WIMBLEDON AND RAYNES PARK
Received: On time
Stuart Wright Trustee 09 September 2021
None on record
Sheikh Nuru Mohammed Trustee 23 February 2021
None on record
Dr Mahera Ruby Trustee 23 February 2021
EAST LONDON MOSQUE TRUST
Received: On time
THE MARKFIELD INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Received: On time
LINDSAY JANE DRISCOLL Trustee 26 September 2019
HELP COUNSELLING SERVICES CIO
Received: On time
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, BRADFORD ON AVON
Received: On time
HISTORIA THEATRE COMPANY
Received: On time
Saba Abid Shafi Trustee 19 July 2019
None on record
James David Pickering Trustee 27 February 2019
None on record
Noeleen Cohen Trustee 14 July 2016
LONDON JEWISH FORUM
Received: On time
NEW ISRAEL FUND
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 £5.66m £6.52m £7.75m £10.64m £11.33m
Total expenditure £4.92m £5.63m £6.44m £9.67m £11.82m
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
Income - Donations and legacies £3.02m £3.49m £3.87m £5.75m £5.64m
Income - Other trading activities £1.63m £1.97m £2.69m £3.30m £4.02m
Income - Charitable activities £1.01m £1.05m £1.11m £1.51m £1.49m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £0 £0 £0 £0 £71.40k
Income - Other £0 £0 £84.70k £76.82k £104.67k
Income - Legacies £0 £3.49m £3.87m £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £4.40m £5.08m £5.84m £9.03m £10.95m
Expenditure - Raising funds £524.16k £547.03k £598.51k £640.52k £865.61k
Expenditure - Governance £0 £0 £0 £446.89k £0
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £604 £0 £0 £0 £0
Long-term investments £0 £0 £100 £0 £0
Other assets £1.99m £2.83m £4.23m £5.36m £5.23m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£76.20k -£64.31k -£8.52k £0 £0
Total liabilities £617.43k £575.43k £720.97k £883.67k £1.25m

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 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 17 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 24 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 24 January 2024 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 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 27 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 27 January 2021 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 25/10/2004 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 07/04/2010 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 17/10/2013 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/03/2014 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 14/12/2015 as amended on 21 Dec 2017 as amended on 23 Feb 2021 as amended on 02 Mar 2023

Charitable objects

The objects for which the Charity is established are: · to develop the capacity and skills of the members of socially and economically disadvantaged communities in such a way that such members are better able to identify and help meet their needs and to participate more fully in society, · to assist by directly promoting the more effective working of charitable community capacity building organisations designed to pursue that aim, · to advance the voluntary sector, · to advance physical and mental health, · to relieve poverty, unemployment, or those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, · to advance environmental protection or improvement and sustainable development, · to advance the arts, culture, heritage or science, and · to further such exclusively charitable objects as the Trustees in their absolute discretion from time to time determine. Sustainable development means "development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005. The amendment has been made to the final objective to remove reference to the “laws of England and Wales” and insert the following wording “Nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005”.

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
Citizens UK
1 & 3 Jacquard Point
Tapestry Way
LONDON
E1 2FJ
Phone:
0207 043 9881
Email:
info@citizensuk.org.uk
Website:

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