COACHING INSIDE AND OUT

Registered charity 1153349 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CIAO

CIAO believes people can change their own lives and wants everyone in prison and those convicted of offences in our communities to be offered life coaching that challenges and supports them, so they can help themselves and others. Over 50 coaches have helped over 1500 men, women and children since 2010 (including their families, staff working with them and those at risk of offending).

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG OFFENDERS AND THOSE WHO ARE OR WHO HAVE BEEN AT RISK OF OFFENDING, WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY AS A RESULT, BY:1. PROVIDING COACHING FOR SUCH PERSONS;2. RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COACHING FOR SUCH PERSONS; AND3. PROVIDING SUPPORT, TRAINING, DEVELOPMENT AND CONSULTANCY TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF COACHING FOR SUCH PERSONS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £22,884 with total reserves of £75,195. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £50,873 are held, which is over six months' running costs, providing stability as the future remains uncertain. The charity is self-sustaining through commercial contracts and charitable funding, with no directly employed staff.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Evelyn Asante-Mensah OBE
• Karen Ainsworth · trustee of 1 other charity
• Pavia Shinead Ward
• Stewart Charles Timothy Brown

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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