IMPACTING COMMUNITIES
In pursuance of Christian principles, The object of the CIO is, for the public benefit, to relieve persons who are in need by reason of ill health, unemployment, age, disability, poverty, financial hardship, race, ethnic origin, family breakdown, poor education and any other economic or social disadvantage.
Objects
IN PURSUANCE OF CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES, THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH, UNEMPLOYMENT, AGE, DISABILITY, POVERTY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, RACE, ETHNIC ORIGIN, FAMILY BREAKDOWN, POOR EDUCATION AND ANY OTHER ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE.
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 4
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 4
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 4
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2022 (received 01/11/2023, 1 day after the 31/10/2023 due date).
Trustees
- ANDREW JOSEPHchair
- Ruth Pearson
- VALRIE GITTENS
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £798 | £728 |
| 31/12/2024 | £0 | £3k |
| 31/12/2023 | £271 | £2k |
| 31/12/2022 | £10k | £602 |
| 31/12/2021 | £110 | £180 |
Common questions
Who funds IMPACTING COMMUNITIES?
Funders whose own accounts filings name IMPACTING COMMUNITIES as a grant recipient include THE ASFARI FOUNDATION, THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION, DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST, BEDFORDSHIRE CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, BEDFORD.
Known funders
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/09/2022 | £10k | “Healthy Communities” (Post-COVID Community Development Initiative) |