CAKE CLUB

Charity number: 1200320
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Cake Club offers support and solidarity to parents in Essex (across Southend and Rochford), as a grassroots, parent-led organisation with a focus on peer support alongside more skilled support in specific areas such as infant feeding and perinatal mental health. Weekly groups run Monday-Friday, as well as monthly weekend groups. Online support is also available.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £136,621
Total expenditure: £126,248

Total income includes £68,724 from 3 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

68 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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 September 2022: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • CAKE CLUB COMMUNITY (Working name)
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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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
Lauren Elizabeth Parker Chair 01 September 2022
None on record
Joanne Webb Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Rebecca Margaret Clay Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
SAMANTHA DUNLOP Trustee 01 September 2022
ACTIVE CHRISTIAN TRUST (THE MEGACENTRE)
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £85.15k £136.62k
Total expenditure £74.79k £126.25k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A
Income from government grants £77.14k £68.72k

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 30 September 2024 22 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 22 July 2025 On time
Annual return 30 September 2023 21 August 2024 22 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 21 August 2024 22 days late
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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 09 Sep 2022 as amended on 09 Jul 2023

Charitable objects

(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN PARENTING AND RAISING CHILDREN, INCLUDING PREGNANT PEOPLE AND FAMILIES IN EARLY PARENTHOOD, IN ESSEX BY ANY MEANS, INCLUDING: * THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT GROUPS, THROUGH, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WORKSHOPS AND WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUPS. * THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND GUIDANCE IN, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BREASTFEEDING, INFANT FEEDING, SLEEP ADVICE AND POST-NATAL EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. AND FOR THESE PURPOSES, "PARENT" INCLUDES ALL THOSE WHO ENGAGE IN PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH CHILDREN, WHETHER OR NOT AS THEIR NATURAL OR BIOLOGICAL PARENT. (2) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PREGNANT PEOPLE AND FAMILIES IN ESSEX THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE.

Contact information

Address:
THE HAVEN COMMUNITY HUB
138-140 HAMLET COURT ROAD
WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA
SS0 7LW
Phone:
07916622542
Email:
admin@cakeclubcommunity.co.uk
Website:

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