PASSION FOR LEARNING CIO

Charity number: 1181279
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Passion for Learning is a unique charity recruiting adults from all walks of life who could bring their experiences, enthusiasm and skills to children struggling to read and learn. PfL provides assistance and support to mainly primary school age children to develop their reading and writing skills, and raising their aspirations through continual enrichment.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £411,877
Total expenditure: £552,295

People

4 Trustee(s)

160 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

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:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire West & Chester
  • Flintshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 December 2018: CIO registration
  • 25 October 2024: Funds received from 1118158 OVER HALL COMMUNITY ENTERPRISES LIMITED
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • PASSION FOR LEARNING CIC (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • 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 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
Carolyn McConnell Trustee 25 August 2022
None on record
Charles Gaskin Trustee 27 May 2021
None on record
JENNY RICH Trustee 26 February 2019
None on record
DIANE CLARK Trustee 20 December 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £631.16k £675.22k £557.00k £526.51k £411.88k
Total expenditure £530.11k £568.09k £497.94k £496.22k £552.29k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £46.23k £29.62k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £601.98k £623.05k £505.73k £454.52k N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 £445 £0 £21.36k N/A
Income - Charitable activities £29.18k £51.72k £51.00k £47.74k N/A
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment £0 £10 £263 £2.89k N/A
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £530.11k £568.09k £497.94k £496.19k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Governance £950 £1.03k £1.10k £1.10k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £31 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 December 2024 04 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 04 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 07 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 07 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 21 April 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 21 April 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 06 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 06 April 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 22 April 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 22 April 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 20 Dec 2018

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: (1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AGED UP TO AND INCLUDING 16 YEARS BY (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN TO DEVELOP THEIR READING AND WRITING SKILLS; AND (2) ANY EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES THAT THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

Contact information

Address:
Unit 8
Venture Point
Stanney Mill Road
Little Stanney
CHESTER
CH2 4NE
Phone:
01513568717
Email:
MARTIN.BELL@PASSION-FOR-LEARNING.COM
Website:

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