CENTRE OF CHANGE COUNSELLING AND MENTORING SERVICE

Charity number: 1182201
Charity reporting is up to date (42 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Bespoke counselling and mentoring for children (from 10 years and upwards), young people, adults and families. The service is based in and focused on the Fieldway and New Addington areas, wards deemed to be the most deprived in the Croydon borough well known for high rates of deprivation, poverty, social exclusion, isolation, high unemployment and high crime rates, but is a borough-wide service.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 December 2024

Total income: £68,117
Total expenditure: £34,171

People

4 Trustee(s)

18 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Croydon

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 February 2019: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • COCP (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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
Richard Howes Trustee 01 January 2020
None on record
SHAUN FARQUHARSON Trustee 01 January 2019
None on record
RACHEL ROXANNE HENRY Trustee 16 February 2016
None on record
ASHLEIGH LOUISE HENRY Trustee 09 February 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/12/2020 30/12/2021 30/12/2022 30/12/2023 30/12/2024
Total gross income £24.17k £18.80k £48.73k £20.97k £68.12k
Total expenditure £25.69k £29.50k £44.46k £52.11k £34.17k
Income from government contracts £3.53k £4.91k N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £3.53k N/A £20.53k 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 December 2024 11 December 2025 42 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 December 2024 11 December 2025 42 days late
Annual return 30 December 2023 30 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 December 2023 30 October 2024 On time
Annual return 30 December 2022 30 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 December 2022 30 October 2023 On time
Annual return 30 December 2021 28 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 December 2021 28 October 2022 On time
Annual return 30 December 2020 26 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 December 2020 26 September 2021 On time
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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 25 Feb 2019

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON: 1) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 25 AND UNDER AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT. 2) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE, MENTOR PROGRAMMES, EDUCATION AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: (A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; (B) ADVANCING EDUCATION; (C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

Contact information

Address:
111 Chertsey Crescent
New Addington
Croydon CR0 0DH
CROYDON
cr0 0dh
Phone:
07758702452
Email:
centreofchangeproject@hotmail.co.uk
Website:

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