IT TAKES A CITY (CAMBRIDGE)

Charity number: 1190676
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

1) Helping organisations and individuals from across the community to find new ways to eliminate rough sleeping due to homelessness 2) Operating Street Support Cambridgeshire, a mobile friendly website giving information on ways to find help for a rough sleeper and to give help to support organisations 3) Running projects with partners to provide accommodation and support to rough sleepers

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £331,555
Total expenditure: £312,057

Total income includes £50,000 from 1 government contract(s) and £125,000 from 5 government grant(s)

People

10 Trustee(s)

100 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:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 July 2020: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • IT TAKES A CITY (Working name)
  • IT TAKES A CITY - A CAMBRIDGE HOMELESSNESS PARTNERSHIP (Working name)
Company number:
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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
  • 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Christopher Jenkin Chair 11 December 2022
None on record
Robert Graham Dempsey Trustee 20 May 2024
None on record
Paul Baxter Trustee 05 March 2024
APRIL '97 TRUST
Received: On time
Robert Lake Trustee 26 February 2024
None on record
Dr Asha Praseedom Trustee 31 October 2023
None on record
Barry Harwood Read Trustee 01 June 2023
None on record
Emma Hooton Trustee 11 December 2022
None on record
Simon Allcock Trustee 11 December 2022
None on record
Stephanie Louise Martinsen-Barker Trustee 05 August 2021
None on record
Alison Jane Morris Trustee 13 May 2021
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
Total gross income £180.14k £215.88k £223.20k £331.56k
Total expenditure £145.81k £202.22k £223.26k £312.06k
Income from government contracts £76.38k N/A N/A £50.00k
Income from government grants £13.00k £108.01k £170.35k £125.00k

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 12 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 12 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 15 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 15 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 14 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 14 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 16 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 16 September 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12 DEC 2019 as amended on 01 Jul 2024

Charitable objects

4.1. The objects of the Company are to promote for the public benefit the relief of those in need due to their experience of or risk of homelessness in Cambridge and the surrounding areas, in particular but not exclusively by: 4.1.1 providing information on how and where to access services, supporting engagement with service providers, enabling service providers to better meet need, raising awareness and promoting volunteering; 4.1.2 advocating, convening and coordinating the delivery of services; and 4.1.3 advancing any other ancillary charitable purpose in such way as the trustees in their absolute discretion think fit

Contact information

Address:
c/oSt Andrews Street Baptist Church
40- 43 St Andrew's St
Cambridge
CB2 3AR
Phone:
07831547643
Email:
itacinfo@ittakesacity.org.uk
Website:

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