OCD ACTION
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
OCD Action works for a society where OCD is better understood and diagnosed quickly, where appropriate treatment options are open and accessible, where support and information is readily available and where nobody feels ashamed to ask for help. We are here because OCD tears families apart and leaves people isolated and exhausted.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024
Total income:
£514,539
| Donations and legacies | £324.39k | |
| Charitable activities | £187.93k | |
| Other trading activities | £0 | |
| Investments | £0 | |
| Other | £2.22k |
Total expenditure:
£386,166
| Raising funds | £105.83k | |
| Charitable activities | £280.33k | |
| Other | £0 |
£0 investments gains (losses)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
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.
| Raising funds and other expenditure | £105.83k | |
| Charitable expenditure | £280.33k | |
| Retained for future use | £128.37k |
People
6 Employee(s)
8 Trustee(s)
120 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Throughout England And Wales
Governance
- 15 October 2013: CIO registration
- 28 May 2014: Funds received from 1035213 OCD ACTION
No other names
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- 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
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
8 Trustee(s)
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| Kath Howell | Chair | 21 March 2017 |
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| Catherine Benfield | Trustee | 21 November 2023 |
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| NISHAN DIAS | Trustee | 27 June 2023 |
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| Sarah Hindley | Trustee | 27 June 2023 |
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| Bethan Kerr | Trustee | 23 June 2023 |
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| Faizal Musa | Trustee | 23 June 2023 |
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| Chloe Volz | Trustee | 09 July 2019 |
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| Piers Watson | Trustee | 31 May 2016 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £407.37k | £387.20k | £232.67k | £307.19k | £514.54k | |
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Total expenditure | £446.02k | £308.56k | £304.11k | £316.99k | £386.17k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | £10.11k | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | £131.58k | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £324.39k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 | |
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Income - Charitable activities | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £187.93k | |
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Income - Endowments | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 | |
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Income - Other | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £2.22k | |
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Income - Legacies | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £33.61k | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £280.33k | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £105.83k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £6.71k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
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 InvestmentsInvestments 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.
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 liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese 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.
| Asset / Liability | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 | |
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Long-term investments | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 | |
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Other assets | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £300.73k | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £18.19k |
Accounts and annual returns
| Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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| Annual return | 31 March 2024 | 29 January 2025 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | 29 January 2025 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2023 | 29 January 2024 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2023 | 29 January 2024 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2022 | 13 January 2023 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | 13 January 2023 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2021 | 26 January 2022 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2021 | 26 January 2022 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2020 | 29 January 2021 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2020 | 29 January 2021 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
CIO - Association Registered 15 Oct 2013
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF SICKNESS AND SUFFERING AMONG PEOPLE AFFECTED BY OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD) AND RELATED DISORDERS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: (1) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND INFORMATION TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY OCD AND RELATED DISORDERS; (2) ADVANCING EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ABOUT OCD AND RELATED DISORDERS AND ADVANCING EDUCATION AMONG PEOPLE AFFECTED BY OCD AND RELATED DISORDERS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FAMILY MEMBERS, CARERS, TEACHERS, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND SOCIAL WORKERS, TO ENABLE THEM TO IMPROVE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF OCD AND RELATED DISORDERS AND AVAILABLE TREATMENTS; (3) PROMOTING AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY OCD AND RELATED DISORDERS; AND (4) PROMOTING, SUPPORTING AND RAISING FUNDS FOR RESEARCH INTO OCD AND RELATED DISORDERS, THE USEFUL RESULTS OF WHICH WILL BE DISSEMINATED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.
Contact information
- Address:
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Suite 506-507 Davina House
137-149 Goswell Road
LONDON
EC1V 7ET
- Phone:
- 02072535272
- Email:
- info@ocdaction.org.uk
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