CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY CENTRE

Charity Number: 1109714
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Children's Discovery Centre, an educational charity, aims to change children's lives through stories. Using authors, storytellers, poets and illustrators it promotes reading, writing, creativity and imagination; increases children's self-esteem; broadens children's horizons; and helps teachers further these aims.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2011

Total income: £256,916
Total expenditure: £246,687

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 May 2005: Standard registration
  • 29 February 2012: Removed (Ceased to exist)
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
No information available
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
Land and property:
No information available

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2007 31/03/2008 31/03/2009 31/03/2010 31/03/2011
Total gross income £188.53k £212.64k £286.28k £268.26k £256.92k
Total expenditure £189.27k £211.03k £233.39k £324.74k £246.69k
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 2011 12 January 2012 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2011 12 January 2012 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2010 14 February 2011 14 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2010 30 December 2010 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2009 20 November 2009 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2009 20 November 2009 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2008 05 December 2008 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2008 05 December 2008 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 3 MAY 2005.

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROVIDE EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES AND AMENITIES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS IN THE UK REGARDLESS OF SEX, RELIGION OR POLITICS.

Area of benefit

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

THE UNITED KINGDOM.