CLOSER COMMUNITIES

Charity number: 1192059

Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Closer Communities provides information, advice and guidance to families with a child with disabilities or complex medical health needs or SEND. We support the whole family through facilitating groups for parents/carers such as our Dads Behaving Madly Group and inclusive activities for our children and their siblings as well as whole family events.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2022

Total income: £33,468

Total expenditure: £16,802

Total income includes £9,620 from 7 government grant(s)

Fundraising

This charity raises funds from the public but does not work with professional fundraisers or commercial participators.

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:

Disability
Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes

Who the charity helps:

Children/young People
People With Disabilities

How the charity helps:

Provides Services
Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Where the charity operates:

East Riding Of Yorkshire
North Yorkshire

Governance

Registration history:

28 October 2020: CIO registration
24 September 2025: Removed (Removed by application)
24 September 2025: Funds transferred to

Organisation type:

CIO

Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:

Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid

Other regulators:

No information available

Policies:

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Land and property:

This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

Financial period end date

		Income / Expenditure	31/03/2022
		Total gross income	£33.47k
		Total expenditure	£16.80k
		Income from government contracts	N/A
		Income from government grants	£9.62k

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
Annual return	31 March 2025	Not submitted
Accounts and TAR	31 March 2025	Not submitted
Annual return	31 March 2024	Not submitted
Accounts and TAR	31 March 2024	Not submitted
Annual return	31 March 2023	Not submitted
Accounts and TAR	31 March 2023	Not submitted
Annual return	31 March 2022	31 January 2023	On time
Accounts and TAR	31 March 2022	31 January 2023	On time

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 28 Oct 2020

Charitable objects

1. TO PROMOTE THE SOCIAL INCLUSION OF THOSE SUPPORTING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPLEX MEDICAL NEEDS AND DISABILITIES LIVING IN NORTH YORKSHIRE AND EAST RIDING, WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF THEIR COMPLEX MEDICAL NEEDS AND DISABILITIES BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT TO FAMILIES AND CARERS THROUGH ADVICE, INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE AND THROUGH RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 2. THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES LIVING IN NORTH YORKSHIRE AND EAST RIDING BY ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN THIS AREA OF THE COUNTRY. 3. TO PROMOTE OTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES 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 IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].