CREATE STRENGTH GROUP

Charity number: 1193551
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Create Strength Group provides support to chronic users of cannabis, spice and legal highs and their families. We host mutual aid support groups across West Yorkshire and online, where experience and advice are shared in a safe, non-judgemental, abstinence-based user led environment. The group's services also includes training and research.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £354,289
Total expenditure: £189,423

Total income includes £64,999 from 1 government contract(s) and £118,545 from 5 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

6 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
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 February 2021: 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
  • 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
Dr Gabriel Gert Frederick Stoltz Chair 10 March 2021
None on record
Nicola Shaw Trustee 29 November 2023
None on record
Colin Stansbie Trustee 29 November 2023
None on record
Rosemary Anne Phillips Trustee 10 March 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £55.28k £99.34k £354.29k
Total expenditure £38.66k £67.88k £189.42k
Income from government contracts N/A £21.67k £65.00k
Income from government grants N/A N/A £118.55k

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 2023 10 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 10 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 18 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 18 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 25 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 25 October 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 16 Feb 2021

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE RELIEF OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL SICKNESS OF PERSONS IN NEED BY REASON OF ADDICTION TO CANNABIS, SPICE, NOVEL PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES (NPS - PREVIOUSLY REFERRED TO AS ‘LEGAL HIGHS’) AND OTHER SUBSTANCES AND TO PROMOTE THEIR REHABILITATION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:- 1)THE PROVISION OF MUTUAL AID GROUP SUPPORT AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION, GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE TO THOSE CLOSE TO OR WITH AN INTEREST IN SUCH ADDICTIONS, THEIR FAMILIES AND CONCERNED OTHERS; 2)DELIVERING A SERIES OF LOCAL MEETINGS TO PROMOTE ABSTINENCE FROM DRUG USE, SHARE BEST PRACTISE AND PROVIDE SUPPORT INFORMATION AND ADVICE; 3)WORKING WITH GROUPS OF A SIMILAR NATURE AND EXCHANGE INFORMATION, ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE WITH THEM, INCLUDING COOPERATION WITH OTHER VOLUNTARY BODIES, CHARITIES, STATUTORY AND NON-STATUTORY ORGANISATIONS TO ACHIEVE OUR OBJECTS; 4)SUPPORTING SOCIAL INTERACTION / INCLUSION AND AWARENESS OF; THE REASONS, SYMPTOMS AND CONSEQUENCES OF CONTEMPORARY DRUG USE, PARTICULARLY REGARDING THE THREE MAIN SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE BASES FOUND WITHIN OUR MEMBERSHIP; NAMELY CANNABIS, SPICE AND LEGAL HIGHS; 5)PROMOTING A RANGE OF TRANSFERABLE SKILLS WITHIN OUR MEMBERSHIP AND THE COMMUNITY, SUCH AS; EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS, CONFIDENCE AND SOCIAL SKILLS, IT AND MEDIA SKILLS AND RESPONSIBILITY AND ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS. TO ENCOURAGE, DEVELOP AND SUPPORT THE PURSUIT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING WITHIN OUR MEMBERSHIP. 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.

Contact information

Address:
35 SALEM STREET
BRADFORD
BD1 4QH
Phone:
07759053653
Email:
createstrengthgroup@gmail.com
Website:

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