POOLE REFUGE 'HELPING HANDS'

Charity Number: 1175467
Regulatory alert
Charity reporting is up to date (60 days late)

Charity overview

Regulatory alerts

  • Notice of dissolution on application of the CIO (see details)
    The Commission intends to dissolve this CIO after three months from the date of this notice unless cause is shown to the contrary. Representations must be made to the Commission within three months. Email your representation to CIOnotices@charitycommission.gov.uk
    Quote the charity number and head the email 'CIO dissolution representation'.
    Notice dated: 31 March 2025

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Poole Refuge Helping Hands has been set up to provide the relief/support of persons, who have suffered or are in danger of suffering domestic violence or abuse and their children by the provision of support and other assistance in particular but not exclusively to the Poole Refuge. The Charity (all volunteers) has received a John Jay Shield award and Poole Council Community Champions award.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £364
Total expenditure: £5,405

People

5 Trustee(s)

5 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:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Poole

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 October 2017: 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 policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MAUREEN PATRICIA SIDA Chair 18 October 2017
None on record
Jane Newell Trustee 20 April 2020
None on record
Teresa Geraldene Hodge Trustee 20 April 2020
None on record
KAREN LESLIE NORTON BA/ED HONS Trustee 18 October 2017
None on record
KEVIN NATAL NORTON DIP.MBA Trustee 18 October 2017
None on record

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 £13.31k £23.34k £16.96k £17.58k £364
Total expenditure £244 £21.51k £1.59k £12.22k £5.41k
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 2024 01 April 2025 60 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 01 April 2025 60 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 15 August 2024 197 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 15 August 2024 197 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 12 February 2023 12 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 12 February 2023 12 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 20 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 20 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 30 March 2021 58 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 30 March 2021 58 days late 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 31 Oct 2017

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF AND SUPPORT OF PERSONS, WHO HAVE SUFFERED OR ARE IN DANGER OF SUFFERING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR ABUSE AND THEIR CHILDREN BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND OTHER ASSISTANCE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, TO THE POOLE REFUGE.

Contact information

Address:
21 Avalon
POOLE
BH14 8HT
Phone:
07743782695
Email:
karennorton@hotmail.com
Website:

No information available