COFFIN CLUB COLCHESTER

Charity number: 1182860
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Coffin Club Colchester (CCC) helps people to reclaim a participatory relationship with death, allowing them to have frank conversations and reflect on their future with camaraderie. CCC empowers people and helps them understand their choices and options for low cost funeral planning. Based on a New Zealand model, CCC runs two free 6-week courses a year and you can decorate your own coffin!

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £277
Total expenditure: £1,143

People

3 Trustee(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

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 April 2019: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jennifer Fiona Edwards Chair 15 February 2019
None on record
Joshua Sebastian Price Trustee 08 April 2022
None on record
Elizabeth Hatwell Trustee 15 February 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2020 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024
Total gross income £1.88k £607 £3.10k £969 £277
Total expenditure £857 £414 £637 £1.92k £1.14k
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 05 April 2024 04 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 04 February 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 21 May 2024 106 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 21 May 2024 106 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 20 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 20 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 18 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 18 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2020 28 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2020 28 December 2020 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 08 Apr 2019

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ABOUT ISSUES RELATING > TO DEATH AND END OF LIFE CELEBRATION PLANNING IN SUCH WAYS AS THE > TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE. > > NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE > PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE.

Contact information

Address:
69 POLE BARN LANE
FRINTON-ON-SEA
CO13 9NQ
Phone:
07840117242
Email:
info@coffinclubcolchester.co.uk
Website:

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