CARER INITIATIVE
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
We keep things simple because caring is already demanding. Our approach focuses on early support that strengthens a carers well-being before pressure builds. We listen first without rushing anyone. Then we offer small, steady steps practical advice, gentle check-ins, and community activities that help people feel less alone. No complicated processes. No long assessments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Throughout England
Governance
- 16 January 2026: CIO registration
No other names
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- 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
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 | ||||
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| YETUNDE JENNIFER OGUNNUSI | Chair | 10 December 2024 |
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| ABIODUN GBOLAHAN OKEGBENRO | Trustee | 10 December 2024 |
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| Marcelline Bantek Liekie | Trustee | 10 December 2024 |
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| KUNLE AGBOOLA | Trustee | 10 December 2024 |
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Financial history
Accounts and annual returns
Governing document
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 16 Jan 2026
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHO ARE CARING FOR OR WHO HAVE CARED FOR THE ELDERLY, DISABLED OR THOSE IN POOR MENTAL AND/OR PHYSICAL HEALTH ON AN UNPAID BASIS IN GREATER MANCHESTER BY PROVIDING PEER SUPPORT, INFORMATION, RESOURCES, PRACTICAL GUIDANCE AND SIGNPOSTING SERVICES.
Area of benefit
LOCAL
Contact information
- Address:
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15 PROPPS HALL DRIVE
FAILSWORTH
MANCHESTER
M35 0WB
- Phone:
- 07957177816