CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES

Charity number: 1176661
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONGST DISABLED PEOPLE WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED AND WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED BY PROVIDING THEM WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN AND BECOME EMPLOYED, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £51,167
Total expenditure: £37,174

People

3 Trustee(s)

4 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bristol City
  • South Gloucestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 January 2018: 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
  • Investment
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Helen Fox Trustee 25 April 2019
None on record
ANDREA MARTIN Trustee 03 March 2018
None on record
STEPHEN ROBERTS Trustee 03 March 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £22.61k £27.36k £36.00k £9.06k £51.17k
Total expenditure £46.80k £34.52k £26.32k £25.93k £37.17k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £7.26k 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 2025 25 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 25 November 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 13 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 13 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 03 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 03 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 26 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 26 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 11 August 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 11 August 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 15 Jan 2018

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONGST DISABLED PEOPLE WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED AND WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED BY PROVIDING THEM WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN AND BECOME EMPLOYED, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. (FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS PEOPLE WHO ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF THEIR DISABILITY). 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].

Contact information

Address:
CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES
THE VASSALL CENTRE
GILL AVENUE
BRISTOL
BS16 2QQ
Phone:
01173705888
Email:
office@creativeopportunities.work
Website:

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