THE OCTOPUS FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1161273
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Support of other Charitable Organisations by grants and by volunteering activities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2024

Total income: £288,412
Total expenditure: £286,721

People

4 Trustee(s)

800 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 April 2015: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Stuart Andrew Neil Sheppard Chair 14 January 2017
None on record
Emily Quilter Trustee 26 July 2018
None on record
Christopher Thomas Llewellyn Trustee 16 November 2016
None on record
Simon Andrew Rogerson Trustee 01 September 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2020 30/04/2021 30/04/2022 30/04/2023 30/04/2024
Total gross income £369.82k £350.64k £264.78k £420.77k £288.41k
Total expenditure £443.28k £146.73k £402.00k £489.72k £286.72k
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 30 April 2024 12 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 12 February 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2023 22 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2023 22 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2022 23 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2022 23 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2021 09 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2021 09 February 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2020 25 February 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2020 25 February 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 14 Apr 2015 as amended on 27 Jul 2018

Charitable objects

A) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE; AND B) SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE.

Contact information

Address:
Octopus Giving
33 Holborn
EC1N 2HT
Phone:
02077106489
Email:
GIVING@OCTOPUSGROUP.COM
Website:

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