CCEW Charity Commission profile

Communities Together East Anglia

Registered charity 1004198 · organisation 1004198

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
23 September 1991
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
02636217
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£740,779
Latest expenditure
£737,347
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: RED GABLES, IPSWICH ROAD, STOWMARKET, SUFFOLK, IP14 1BE

Website recorded by the regulator: www.communitiestogethereastanglia.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

General Charitable PurposesDisability, older people, family carers and those with mental health difficultiesEconomic/Community development/EmploymentRecruitment of volunteers

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
18 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
18 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£740,779
Total Gross Expenditure
£737,347
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
4 December 2024
Date Accounts Received
4 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£887,488
Total Gross Expenditure
£968,316
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
27 March 2024
Date Accounts Received
27 March 2024
Total Gross Income
£664,795
Total Gross Expenditure
£925,056
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
28 November 2022
Date Accounts Received
28 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£807,827
Total Gross Expenditure
£577,139
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
28 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
28 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£345,749
Total Gross Expenditure
£323,489

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
18 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£740,779
Total Gross Expenditure
£737,347
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
2
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Contracts
521627
Income From Government Grants
£19,511
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
70
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
4 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£887,488
Total Gross Expenditure
£968,316
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
4
Count Govt Grants
£11
Income From Government Contracts
292795
Income From Government Grants
£123,771
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
91
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
27 March 2024
Total Gross Income
£664,795
Total Gross Expenditure
£925,056
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
6
Count Govt Grants
£13
Income From Government Contracts
379556
Income From Government Grants
£125,939
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
52
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
28 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£807,827
Total Gross Expenditure
£577,139
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£8
Income From Government Contracts
207200
Income From Government Grants
£60,137
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
40
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
28 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£345,749
Total Gross Expenditure
£323,489
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
207200
Income From Government Grants
£15,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
19

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
18 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
8753
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
732026
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
740779
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£737,347
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
737347
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
90604
Expenditure Depreciation
146
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£91,595
Assets Total Fixed
583
Assets Own Use
583
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£140,114
Assets Total Liabilities
£49,102
Assets Current Investment
100
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£91,595
Creditors One Year Total Current
49102
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£20,581
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
81392
Funds Restricted
10203
Funds Total
91595
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
4 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
9326
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
878162
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
887488
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£968,316
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
968316
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
182
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£81,158
Assets Total Fixed
829
Assets Own Use
829
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£231,307
Assets Total Liabilities
£143,973
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£88,163
Creditors One Year Total Current
143973
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£111,066
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
81158
Funds Restricted
7005
Funds Total
88163
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
27 March 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
59180
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
605615
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
664795
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£925,056
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
925056
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
228
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£104,162
Assets Total Fixed
1011
Assets Own Use
1011
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£325,462
Assets Total Liabilities
£157,482
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£168,991
Creditors One Year Total Current
157482
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£147,818
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
104162
Funds Restricted
64829
Funds Total
168991
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
28 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
7886
Income Other Trading Activities
342930
Income Charitable Activities
457011
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
807827
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£577,139
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
577139
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
3830
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£146,299
Assets Total Fixed
1238
Assets Own Use
1238
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£472,495
Assets Total Liabilities
£44,481
Assets Current Investment
100
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£429,252
Creditors One Year Total Current
44481
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£365,019
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
146299
Funds Restricted
282953
Funds Total
429252
Count Employees
35
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Cambridgeshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Essex
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Norfolk
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Suffolk
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
Communities Together East Anglia
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1991-09-23T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08/08/1991AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 08/12/2012 as amended on 17 May 2022 as amended on 17 May 2022
Charitable Objects
To promote and undertake charitable activities in East Anglia.
Area Of Benefit
BURY ST.EDMUNDS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
532979
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
BSEVC
Charity Name Id
20264
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
BURY ST EDMUNDS VOLUNTEER CENTRE

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures