Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 2

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -5 times
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 0

CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDEPENDENCE

Creative Opportunities for Independence works with adults and young people with support needs by using creative activities to develop the life and employment skills needed in order to be able to live independently. It provides regualar day activities, residential activity breaks and social events.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 5 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£0	£0	£0	0
31/03/22	*	£14,953	£8,408	£6,545	5
31/03/21	*	£1,781	£1,800	£-19	18
31/03/20	*	£1,781	£1,800	£-19	15
31/03/19	*	£1,020	£950	£70	5

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.cofi-charity.org.uk

info@cofi-charity.org.uk

0140443920

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, North Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, West Berkshire, Wiltshire,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - COFI workshop development
£9,421	26/11/2021	The funding will be used to develop the organisation's new premises including new lighting heating and electrics as well as providing materials for work areas. This will enable the group to continue ....more The funding will be used to develop the organisation's new premises including new lighting heating and electrics as well as providing materials for work areas. This will enable the group to continue to provide creative activities and transferrable skills for people with complex learning and additional disabilities to improve their confidence independence skills and employment opportunities.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

EMILY JAY BARKER DE CARVALHO Appointed: 2020

LESLEY MADELINE BARKER Appointed: 2021

NICHOLAS PHILLIPS (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeships: NEWBURY PRIDE, UNCLE PAUL'S CHILLI FARM,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/09/2018, number: 1179874

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR23: 101 days late, AR22: 130 days late, AR21: 51 days late, AR20: 50 days late, AR19: 270 days late,

Main office

40A High Street
HONITON
Devon
EX14 1PJ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF ADULTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES IN AREAS WHICH WILL INCREASE THEIR EMPLOYABILITY, SOCIAL SKILLS AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION;THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG ADULTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND ADVICE LEADING TO INCREASED FINANCIAL CAPABILITY AND INDEPENDENCE;THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY THE RECYCLING AND PROVISION OF FURNITURE AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS.

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