01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 16 September 1994
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02962601
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £4,790,258
- Latest expenditure
- £4,844,824
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: The Wellington Centre, 3 Winchester Road, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 2EG
Website recorded by the regulator: www.purpleoaksupport.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Provision of advice, practical support and care, plus leisure and supported work activities for people of all ages with a learning disability, physical disability or mental health support need who live within Andover and Southern England. Also campaign for the rights of our beneficiaries and provide individual advocacy support.
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
- 23 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,790,258
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,844,824
- 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
- 31 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,964,892
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,351,247
- 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
- 25 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,300,346
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,167,839
- 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
- 24 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,562,567
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,479,332
- 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
- 14 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,284,290
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,173,262
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
- 23 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,790,258
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,844,824
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 8
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 3909719
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 6
- 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
- 31 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,964,892
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,351,247
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 3856108
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 4
- 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
- 25 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,300,346
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,167,839
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 3815043
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 5
- 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
- 24 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,562,567
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,479,332
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 8
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £7
- Income From Government Contracts
- 2118505
- Income From Government Grants
- £63,743
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 10
- 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
- 14 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,284,290
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,173,262
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 4
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Contracts
- 2111578
- Income From Government Grants
- £63,293
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 10
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
- 23 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 28669
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 76259
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4685330
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4790258
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £17,713
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,827,111
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4844824
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 217902
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 78371
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £31,662
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2390232
- Assets Own Use
- 2390232
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £502,284
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £670,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,222,516
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 421237
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 248763
- Assets Cash
- £55,826
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2172749
- Funds Restricted
- 49767
- Funds Total
- 2222516
- Count Employees
- 158
- 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
- 31 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 24755
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 40967
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3899170
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3964892
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £48,653
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,302,594
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4351247
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4560
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 465344
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 73757
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £186,992
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2457620
- Assets Own Use
- 2457620
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £578,228
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £758,766
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,277,082
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 496109
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 262657
- Assets Cash
- £65,414
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2270921
- Funds Restricted
- 6161
- Funds Total
- 2277082
- Count Employees
- 180
- 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
- 25 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 11769
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 52182
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4236395
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4300346
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,986
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,165,853
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4167839
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4710
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 414332
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 71958
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £859,242
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2524951
- Assets Own Use
- 2524951
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £675,704
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £637,781
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,562,874
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 362001
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 275780
- Assets Cash
- £160,045
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2556713
- Funds Restricted
- 6161
- Funds Total
- 2562874
- Count Employees
- 175
- 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
- 24 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 98397
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2410019
- Income Charitable Activities
- 54151
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2562567
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £6,998
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,472,334
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2479332
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4560
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 139996
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 72336
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,553,105
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2592080
- Assets Own Use
- 2592080
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £491,088
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £523,902
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,559,266
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 235534
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 288368
- Assets Cash
- £222,646
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2553105
- Funds Restricted
- 6161
- Funds Total
- 2559266
- Count Employees
- 115
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 14 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 6026
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 16167
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2262097
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2284290
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £4,380
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,168,882
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2173262
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4680
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 109814
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 71305
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,469,870
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2623636
- Assets Own Use
- 2623636
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £501,710
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £649,315
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,476,031
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 349186
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 300129
- Assets Cash
- £207,002
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2469870
- Funds Restricted
- 6161
- Funds Total
- 2476031
- Count Employees
- 102
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- West Berkshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Wiltshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Hampshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 107
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Accommodation/housing
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- Purple Oak Support
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1994-09-16T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26 AUGUST 1994 AND AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 13 SEPTEMBER 2005 AND 19 SEPTEMBER 2006 as amended on 12 Nov 2019 as amended on 30 Nov 2021 as amended on 24 Feb 2022
- Charitable Objects
- The company is established primarily for the relief of those persons within the Area of Benefit with learning disabilities, but also for those with physical disabilities and mental health-related needs, including by providing, procuring or facilitating care, services and support.'Area of Benefit' shall mean Andover and Southern England.
- Area Of Benefit
- IN PRACTICE ANDOVER AND ITS NATURAL CATCHMENT AREA.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 148348
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ANDOVER & DISTRICT MENCAP
- Charity Name Id
- 148354
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- ANDOVER AND DISTRICT MENCAP
- Charity Name Id
- 148376
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- ANDOVER AND DISTRICT MENCAP LTD
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 2
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Care Quality Commission
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures