INDEPENDENT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES

Charity Number: 1192014
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We are a social welfare benefits charity that helps the most vulnerable members of the West Yorkshire and West Midlands community to help them to address their economic needs. This will will mean we engage with the community to provide welfare benefits advice and refer the appropriate members of the community to seek professional financial advice concerning any debts they may have.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £181,174
Total expenditure: £146,239

Total income includes £62,435 from 4 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

5 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 October 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not 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
  • 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
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
Mohammmed Arshad Chair 27 October 2020
None on record
Mohammed Shahid Trustee 09 December 2022
None on record
Javid Akhtar Trustee 27 October 2020
None on record
Mohammed Akhtar Trustee 27 October 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024
Total gross income £144.11k £111.31k £181.17k
Total expenditure £108.49k £144.57k £146.24k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £80.81k £87.32k £62.44k

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 27 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 27 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 30 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 30 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 07 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 07 December 2022 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 27 Oct 2020

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND ACCESS TO FREE FINANCIAL ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE WITH DEBT-RELATED PROBLEMS LIVING IN WEST YORSHIRE AND THE WEST MIDLANDS AREA AND BEYOND WHO, THROUGH LACK OF MEANS, WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO OBTAIN SUCH SUPPORT AND ADVICE.

Contact information

Address:
Park Lane Centre
Park Lane
BRADFORD
BD5 0LN
Phone:
01274315901
Email:
MOHAMMED@ICAFS.ORG.UK
Website:

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