SOBERISTAS CIO

Registered charity 1204472 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Soberistas CIO provides a social network website offering peer support to people who wish to stop drinking alcohol. The Soberistas website features blogs, a forum, a chat room and multiple additional resources intended to inspire, educate and motivate its members to maintain an alcohol-free life.

Objects

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY AT THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT, INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) BY:3.1.1 PROVIDING RELIEF TO PERSONS IN NEED BY REASON OF ADDICTION TO ALCOHOL, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITE OFFERING PEER SUPPORT FOR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, BOTH IN THE UK AND WORLDWIDE, WISHING TO ADDRESS THEIR ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY ISSUES; AND3.1.2 PROMOTING AND RAISING AWARENESS AMONGST PEOPLE ABOUT THE HEALTH RISKS OF ALCOHOL AND THE POSITIVE HEALTH BENEFITS OF SOBRIETY THROUGH ORGANISING WORKSHOPS AND PUBLIC SPEAKING EVENTS, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT THE CHARITY TRUSTEES DEEM OF BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net deficit of £6,921, resulting in total unrestricted funds of -£10,869. The charity holds bank assets of £2,719 but has creditors totaling £13,588, including a Bounce Back Loan and a loan from Sean Kilbane, indicating negative net assets.

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 4 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christina Jane Hallett
• David Lawrenson
• Joanne Ada Pratt

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

Operates in: Albania · Argentina · Armenia · Australia · Austria · Bangladesh · Belgium · Benin · Bermuda · Brazil · Bulgaria · Burkina Faso

Income and spending

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