CONNECTIONS GROUP EXETER

Charity number: 1176763
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We reduce social isolation and improve quality of life by enabling members, who experience serious and enduring mental health problems, to access community facilities for leisure and social reasons.This includes one to one work, breaking down barriers that might prevent participation. Activities include walks, ten pin bowling, meals out, coach trips, table tennis, a quiz, visiting local towns, etc

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £28,959
Total expenditure: £28,834

Total income includes £15,300 from 1 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for another benefit.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Devon

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 January 2018: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • CONNECTIONS (Working name)
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
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
SYLVIA HALL Chair 01 June 2016
None on record
Charlotte Eales Trustee 25 October 2023
None on record
JANICE CURNOW Trustee 25 October 2023
None on record
Kathryn Anne Fox Trustee 11 November 2021
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 £19.07k £36.05k £15.39k £31.65k £28.96k
Total expenditure £21.34k £26.46k £26.40k £26.46k £28.83k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £15.29k £21.69k £15.29k £17.30k £15.30k

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 04 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 04 November 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 09 February 2024 9 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 09 February 2024 9 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 23 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 23 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 03 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 03 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 12 February 2021 12 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 12 February 2021 12 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 - ASSOCIATION Registered 22 Jan 2018

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN EXETER (AND THE SURROUNDING AREA) WHO REQUIRE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SERVICES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO COMMUNITY AND LEISURE FACILITIES WITH THE AIM OF RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE "SOCIALLY EXCLUDED" MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF EXPERIENCING SERIOUS AND ENDURING MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS.

Contact information

Address:
c/o CoLab Exeter
Wat Tyler House
3 King William St
Exeter
Phone:
07391084406
Email:
admin@connectionsgroupexeter.org
Website:

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