COMMONSIDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 30 November 2001
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04189863
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £519,509
Latest expenditure: £531,210
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: COMMONSIDE CDT, SOUTH LODGE AVE, POLLARDS HILL, MITCHAM, CR4 1LT

Website recorded by the regulator: www.commonside.net (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Commonside Trust works with local people in East Mitcham to address poverty and worklessness by running projects promoting good health, learning, entrepreneurship, creativity, good citizenship and sustainable development.

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 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £519,509
Total Gross Expenditure: £531,210

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: £644,682
Total Gross Expenditure: £658,135

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: 16 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 16 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £827,840
Total Gross Expenditure: £803,215

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: 20 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 20 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £379,678
Total Gross Expenditure: £503,341

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: 31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £458,270
Total Gross Expenditure: £431,782

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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: 23 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £519,509
Total Gross Expenditure: £531,210
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £10
Income From Government Grants: £455,995
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: 35

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: £644,682
Total Gross Expenditure: £658,135
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £11
Income From Government Grants: £271,632
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: 45

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: 16 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £827,840
Total Gross Expenditure: £803,215
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £11
Income From Government Grants: £381,758
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: 35

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: 20 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £379,678
Total Gross Expenditure: £503,341
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £54,100
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

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: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £458,270
Total Gross Expenditure: £431,782
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £117,168
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 25

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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: 23 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 69893
Income Other Trading Activities: 11893
Income Charitable Activities: 437559
Income Investments: 164
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 519509
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £531,210
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 531210
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 157311
Expenditure Support Costs: 157311
Expenditure Depreciation: 1001
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 1001
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £40,209
Assets Total Fixed: 2661
Assets Own Use: 2661
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £131,047
Assets Total Liabilities: £55,683
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £78,025
Creditors One Year Total Current: 55683
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £88,012
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 40209
Funds Restricted: 37816
Funds Total: 78025
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: 31 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1191
Income Other Trading Activities: 187462
Income Charitable Activities: 19387
Income Investments: 34
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 208074
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £40,771
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £617,364
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 658135
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 131113
Expenditure Support Costs: 131113
Expenditure Depreciation: 749
Gain Loss Investment: -4224
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 3662
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 3662
Assets Own Use: 3662
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £128,285
Assets Total Liabilities: £42,222
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £89,725
Creditors One Year Total Current: 42222
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £69,852
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 35875
Funds Restricted: 53850
Funds Total: 89725
Count Employees: 17
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: 16 February 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 35147
Income Other Trading Activities: 8382
Income Charitable Activities: 780211
Income Investments: 232
Income Other: 3868
Income Total Income And Endowments: 827840
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £803,215
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 803215
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1784
Expenditure Support Costs: 267464
Expenditure Depreciation: 52
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -52
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £35,178
Assets Total Fixed: 152
Assets Own Use: 152
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £104,466
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,440
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £103,178
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1440
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £69,249
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 35178
Funds Restricted: 68000
Funds Total: 103178
Count Employees: 18
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Merton
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

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

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

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

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: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

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

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

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

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

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: COMMONSIDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2001-11-30T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 29TH MARCH 2001
Charitable Objects: THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF URBAN REGENERATION AND COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING AND OF ACTIVITIES BRINGING DIRECT COMMUNITY BENEFITS IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE POLLARDS HILL, LONGTHORNTON AND FIGGES MARSH WARDS IN MITCHAM BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: (1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY (2) DEVELOPING THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF LOCAL DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES (BOTH GEOGRAPHICAL COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST) IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY (3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE (4) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP: (1) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS, OR (11) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES (5) THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS, AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS (6) WORKING WITH PROVIDERS OF SOCIAL HOUSING TO FACILITATE THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING INTHE PUBLIC SECTOR OR IN CHARITABLE OWNERSHIP PROVIDED THAT SUCH POWER SHALL NOT EXTEND TO RELIEVING ANY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR OTHER BODIES OF A STATUTORY DUTY TO PROVIDE OR IMPROVE HOUSING (7) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES (8) TH PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE (9) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND SOCIAL WELFARE FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES (10) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT (11) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE (12) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME (13) UNDERTAKING SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS ARE FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC RESIDENT IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON, AND PARTICULARLY IN THE POLLARDS HILL, LONGTHORNTON AND FIGGES MARSH WARDS.
Area Of Benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON, AND PARTICULARLY IN THE POLLARDS HILL, LONGTHORNTON AND FIGGES MARSH WARDS

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 306034
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: COMMONSIDE CDT

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures