Connex Community Support — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 7 January 1998
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02918492
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £2,126,045
Latest expenditure: £2,042,650
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Connex Community Support, 16 Eagle Parade, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6EQ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

We help people in need in the High Peak, Derbyshire Dales & surrounding areas. We are a broker for volunteers and volunteering organisations. Our practical help services include Befriending, Social Activities, Transport, Home from Hospital and Digital Inclusion support. Our care services provide care for older people, and adults/children with disabilities.

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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: 7 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 7 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,126,045
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,042,650

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: 21 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,903,875
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,893,750

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: 11 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 11 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,695,101
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,770,692

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: 19 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,841,574
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,796,841

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: 7 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 7 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,676,366
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,394,874
Accounts Qualified: Yes

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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: 7 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,126,045
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,042,650
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Contracts: 1205555
Income From Government Grants: £78,948
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: 230

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: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,903,875
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,893,750
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 1252552
Income From Government Grants: £49,153
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: 261

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: 11 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,695,101
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,770,692
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 1124993
Income From Government Grants: £53,176
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: 230

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: 19 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,841,574
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,796,841
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 1243783
Income From Government Grants: £46,542
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 589

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: 7 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,676,366
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,394,874
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 787159
Income From Government Grants: £46,541
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 466

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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: 7 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 146885
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1957046
Income Investments: 21778
Income Other: 336
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2126045
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,042,650
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2042650
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9388
Expenditure Support Costs: 339094
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £595,318
Assets Total Fixed: 9600
Assets Own Use: 9600
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £870,883
Assets Total Liabilities: £188,242
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £692,241
Creditors One Year Total Current: 188242
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £453,945
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 595318
Funds Restricted: 96923
Funds Total: 692241
Count Employees: 81
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: 21 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 122074
Income Other Trading Activities: 1133
Income Charitable Activities: 1763068
Income Investments: 17600
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1903875
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,893,750
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1893750
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9600
Expenditure Support Costs: 308046
Expenditure Depreciation: 11472
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £593,250
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £735,996
Assets Total Liabilities: £127,150
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £608,846
Creditors One Year Total Current: 127150
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £391,657
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 593250
Funds Restricted: 15596
Funds Total: 608846
Count Employees: 80
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: 11 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 127406
Income Other Trading Activities: 19339
Income Charitable Activities: 1539744
Income Investments: 8612
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1695101
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,770,692
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1770692
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9600
Expenditure Support Costs: 317903
Expenditure Depreciation: 12740
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £284,865
Assets Total Fixed: 11472
Assets Own Use: 11472
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £700,661
Assets Total Liabilities: £113,412
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £598,721
Creditors One Year Total Current: 113412
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £471,583
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 581471
Funds Restricted: 17250
Funds Total: 598721
Count Employees: 86
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: 19 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 98841
Income Other Trading Activities: 47
Income Charitable Activities: 1742106
Income Investments: 580
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1841574
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,796,841
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1796841
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9012
Expenditure Support Costs: 262466
Expenditure Depreciation: 19928
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £255,276
Assets Total Fixed: 30292
Assets Own Use: 30292
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £841,916
Assets Total Liabilities: £197,896
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £674,312
Creditors One Year Total Current: 197896
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £546,689
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 632314
Funds Restricted: 41998
Funds Total: 674312
Count Employees: 108
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: 7 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 197802
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1478176
Income Investments: 1406
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1677384
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,394,874
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1394874
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8201
Expenditure Support Costs: 259401
Expenditure Depreciation: 16161
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £191,840
Assets Total Fixed: 43936
Assets Own Use: 43936
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £726,777
Assets Total Liabilities: £141,134
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £629,579
Creditors One Year Total Current: 141134
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £509,093
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 591713
Funds Restricted: 37866
Funds Total: 629579
Count Employees: 100
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Derbyshire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: Connex Community Support
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2014-06-19T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 3998555
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1098937
Assoc Charity Name: VOLUNTEER CENTRE DERBYSHIRE DALES

Charity Name: Connex Community Support
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1998-01-07T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13/04/1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/10/1997AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 01/10/2013 as amended on 13 Dec 2018
Charitable Objects: TO UNDERTAKE VOLUNTARY WORK IN EDUCATION, HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, AND SIMILAR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AMONGST THOSE CLASSES IN NEED
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 370467
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BUXTON VOLUNTEER BUREAU

Charity Name Id: 539788
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES PEAKS AND DALES

Charity Name Id: 370476
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: VOLUNTEER CENTRE BUXTON & DISTRICT

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Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Care Quality Commission

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures