SERENDIPITY CREATIVE WRITERS' GROUP

Charity Number: 1201197
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We are a mental health charity open to everyone; We provide a warm safe space for people to meet together, reducing loneliness and isolation, to write creatively about generic exercises (very much user led), although you do not have to be able to write. We talk and share experiences. Our two hour workshops and refreshments are free. We aim to improve mental health and aid better quality of life.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 November 2023

Total income: £34,811
Total expenditure: £28,969

Total income includes £8,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

6 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Kirklees

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 December 2022: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • 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
Kathy Trout Chair 01 November 2024
None on record
Jayne Shepherd Trustee 12 July 2024
None on record
Mira Fadel Trustee 01 January 2023
None on record
Amanda Rhodes Trustee 01 October 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/11/2023
Total gross income £34.81k
Total expenditure £28.97k
Income from government contracts N/A
Income from government grants £8.00k

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 30 November 2023 13 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2023 13 June 2024 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 02 Dec 2022

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, POOR MENTAL OR PHYSICAL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE IN YORKSHIRE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING SUPPORTED OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE AND PRACTISE CREATIVE WRITING

Contact information

Address:
4 FENAY LANE
ALMONDBURY
HUDDERSFIELD
HD5 8UL
Phone:
07751254609
Email:
soniazoref@hotmail.com
Website:

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