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CARDBOARD CITIZENS

Registered charity 1042457 · organisation 1042457

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
29 November 1994
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
02938531
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£858,113
Latest expenditure
£934,063
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Cardboard Citizens, Hoxton Works, 128 Hoxton Street, LONDON, N1 6SH

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Our mission is to use theatre combined with information, advice and guidance to inspire and support those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. We act as a catalyst for people to make changes in their lives. We also aim to improve public understanding and awareness by creating and performing works about the experiences of homeless and socially excluded people, with those people.

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
16 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
16 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£858,113
Total Gross Expenditure
£934,063
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
17 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
17 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,033,259
Total Gross Expenditure
£888,394
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
£913,095
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,019,346
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
16 December 2022
Date Accounts Received
16 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,265,718
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,645,372
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
18 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
18 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,251,204
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,051,013

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
16 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£858,113
Total Gross Expenditure
£934,063
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Grants
£162,944
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
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Volunteers
0
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
17 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,033,259
Total Gross Expenditure
£888,394
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£191,444
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Volunteers
0
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
£913,095
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,019,346
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Volunteers
2
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
16 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,265,718
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,645,372
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Volunteers
2
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
18 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,251,204
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,051,013
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
3

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
16 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
668261
Income Other Trading Activities
405
Income Charitable Activities
181136
Income Investments
8311
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
858113
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£175,385
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£758,678
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
934063
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
240209
Expenditure Depreciation
6321
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£450,087
Assets Total Fixed
7218
Assets Own Use
7218
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£506,147
Assets Total Liabilities
£41,224
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£472,141
Creditors One Year Total Current
41224
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£485,749
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
450087
Funds Restricted
22054
Funds Total
472141
Count Employees
12
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
17 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
613440
Income Other Trading Activities
2470
Income Charitable Activities
412079
Income Investments
5270
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1033259
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£150,801
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£737,592
Expenditure Other
1
Expenditure Total
888394
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
26591
Expenditure Support Costs
206773
Expenditure Depreciation
8124
Gain Loss Investment
-3800
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-12039
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£444,492
Assets Total Fixed
8124
Assets Own Use
8124
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£617,676
Assets Total Liabilities
£77,709
Assets Current Investment
109131
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£548,091
Creditors One Year Total Current
77709
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£508,545
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
444492
Funds Restricted
103599
Funds Total
548091
Count Employees
14
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
508517
Income Other Trading Activities
5317
Income Charitable Activities
397779
Income Investments
1482
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
913095
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£101,972
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£917,374
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1019346
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
24091
Expenditure Support Costs
190750
Expenditure Depreciation
20678
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£226,000
Assets Total Fixed
20163
Assets Own Use
20163
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£463,577
Assets Total Liabilities
£80,513
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£403,227
Creditors One Year Total Current
80513
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£332,249
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
403227
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
403227
Count Employees
15
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
16 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
446002
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
819659
Income Investments
57
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1265718
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£91,648
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,553,724
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1645372
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
24976
Expenditure Support Costs
295291
Expenditure Depreciation
47750
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
40841
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£277,635
Assets Total Fixed
40841
Assets Own Use
40841
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£694,968
Assets Total Liabilities
£226,331
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£509,478
Creditors One Year Total Current
226331
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£482,347
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
449478
Funds Restricted
60000
Funds Total
509478
Count Employees
13
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
18 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
641095
Income Other Trading Activities
46973
Income Charitable Activities
562876
Income Investments
260
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1251204
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£116,640
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£934,373
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1051013
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
21495
Expenditure Support Costs
275553
Expenditure Depreciation
28478
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£280,002
Assets Total Fixed
64791
Assets Own Use
64791
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£914,802
Assets Total Liabilities
£90,461
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£889,132
Creditors One Year Total Current
90461
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£795,729
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
617933
Funds Restricted
271199
Funds Total
889132
Count Employees
17
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout London
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
117
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Other Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
204
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CARDBOARD CITIZENS
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1994-11-29T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 14 JUNE 1994 AND AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 29 MARCH 2007
Charitable Objects
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE ART OF DRAMA
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures