01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 22 October 1971
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £214,945
- Latest expenditure
- £462,914
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: CPA HQ Secretariat, Richmond House, Houses of Parliament, London, SW1A 0AA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.cpahq.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To help achieve its objectives, the CPACF provides funding for charitable activities including: Technical Assistance Programmes; Conferences to share knowledge and best practice; Grants for parliaments to make their buildings and activities accessible for persons with disabilities.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 August 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £214,945
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £462,914
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £469,280
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,214,698
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,106,893
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,214,698
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,789,705
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,967,424
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,611,730
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,832,444
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 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 12 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £214,945
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £462,914
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 3
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 11 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £469,280
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,214,698
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £157,561
- 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
- 3
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 20 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,106,893
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,214,698
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £68,143
- 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
- 4
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,789,705
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,967,424
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- 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
- 5
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 28 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,611,730
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,832,444
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- 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 Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 20 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2794435
- Income Investments
- 306095
- Income Other
- 6363
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3106893
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £49,092
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,165,606
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3214698
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 49092
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 94862
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1017286
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 38352
- Gain Loss Investment
- 253976
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,275,996
- Assets Total Fixed
- 7394306
- Assets Own Use
- 19331
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 7374975
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,588,443
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £334,297
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £10,648,452
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 334297
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,226,820
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3295327
- Funds Restricted
- 7353125
- Funds Total
- 10648452
- Count Employees
- 22
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2594895
- Income Investments
- 188507
- Income Other
- 6303
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2789705
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £54,513
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,912,911
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2967424
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 54513
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 90486
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 866723
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 42511
- Gain Loss Investment
- -1107303
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,157,356
- Assets Total Fixed
- 7209269
- Assets Own Use
- 38949
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 7170320
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,164,409
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £871,397
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £10,502,281
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 871397
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,822,658
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3196305
- Funds Restricted
- 7305976
- Funds Total
- 10502281
- Count Employees
- 21
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 28 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2469301
- Income Investments
- 140854
- Income Other
- 1575
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2611730
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £52,761
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,779,683
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1832444
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 52761
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 38206
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1003541
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 64143
- Gain Loss Investment
- 687362
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,059,357
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8309999
- Assets Own Use
- 76997
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 8233002
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,523,041
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,045,737
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £11,787,303
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1045737
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,879,164
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3136354
- Funds Restricted
- 8650949
- Funds Total
- 11787303
- Count Employees
- 21
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- New Zealand
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Oceania
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- St Kitts And Nevis
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- North America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Grenada
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- North America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Cameroon
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Belize
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- North America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- British Virgin Islands
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- North America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Mauritius
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- St Lucia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- North America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Saint Vincent
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- North America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Tuvalu
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Oceania
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Jersey
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Zambia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Trinidad And Tobago
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- North America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Seychelles
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Turks And Caicos Islands
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- North America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Pakistan
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Gibraltar
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Barbados
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- North America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Fiji
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Oceania
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Cayman Islands
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- North America
- Welsh Ind
- No
Showing 20 of 63 supplied records in this dataset.
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 303
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Other Finance
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CPA CHARITABLE FUNDS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1971-10-22T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 01 JAN 1961AS AMENDED ON 01 JAN 1967AS AMENDED ON 01 JAN 1968AS AMENDED ON 15 SEP 1971AS AMENDED ON 23 SEP 1977AS AMENDED ON 04 OCT 1984AS AMENDED ON 29 SEP 1986AS AMENDED ON 23 SEP 1988AS AMENDED ON 13 OCT 1989AS AMENDED ON 01 MAR 1991AS AMENDED ON 06 SEP 1993AS AMENDED ON 19 OCT 1998AS AMENDED ON 07 SEP 2004AS AMENDED ON 28 SEP 2007AS AMENDED ON 18 SEP 2010AS AMENDED ON 05 SEP 2013AS AMENDED ON 16 DEC 2016 as amended on 07 Nov 2024
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION IN THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, CULTURAL, CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE SYSTEMS WITHIN A PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRATIC FRAMEWORK WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE COUNTRIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS AND TO COUNTRIES OUTSIDE THE COMMONWEALTH HAVING CLOSE HISTORICAL AND PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATIONS WITH IT.
- Area Of Benefit
- SEE OBJECTS
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 225359
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- C P A
- Charity Name Id
- 225374
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures