OCTOPUS COMMUNITY NETWORK

Charity number: 1128394
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Octopus is a collaboration of community centres working together to develop and deliver innovative community-led health and well-being activities, informal and non-formal learning projects, growing and bio-diversity projects, skills and back to work programmes. In working together we achieve greater synergy avoiding unnecessary duplication, and maximum resource utilization.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £262,539
Total expenditure: £322,509

Total income includes £2,031 from 2 government contract(s) and £177,500 from 6 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

25 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

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 March 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
04490634 Open in new window
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
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Elaine Dawn Cindy Maffrett Chair 07 November 2019
None on record
Eira Gibson Trustee 12 February 2025
None on record
Patrick Radcliffe Trustee 07 August 2024
BABYZONE
Received: On time
THE PEEL INSTITUTE COMPANY
Received: On time
Tina Maria Phillips Trustee 31 March 2022
None on record
Adam Parr Trustee 31 March 2022
None on record
COLIN FESTUS ADAMS Trustee 11 January 2013
None on record
PAUL FURZE Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £323.91k £476.94k £436.25k £282.03k £262.54k
Total expenditure £271.42k £399.17k £408.30k £401.82k £322.51k
Income from government contracts £30.00k N/A N/A N/A £2.03k
Income from government grants £35.00k £79.97k £127.44k £85.10k £177.50k

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 March 2024 24 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 24 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 20 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 20 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 13 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 13 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 04 February 2022 4 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 04 February 2022 4 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 29 December 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 29 December 2020 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19 JULY 2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 19 FEBRUARY 2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25 MAY 2017

Charitable objects

A TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF GREATER LONDON BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, OTHER AGENCIES AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AD TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS, AND B THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

GREATER LONDON

Contact information

Address:
CAXTON HOUSE
129 ST. JOHN'S WAY
LONDON
N19 3RQ
Phone:
02072637095
Email:
julie@octopuscommunities.org.uk
Website:

www.octopuscommunities.org.uk Open in new window