01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 19 December 2002
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 04606846
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £3,253,516
- Latest expenditure
- £3,238,676
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: WESTMINSTER HALL, HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT, LONDON, SW1A 0AA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.uk-cpa.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To work for the advancement of parliamentary democracy throughout the Commonwealth.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 August 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,253,516
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,238,676
- Accounts Qualified
- Yes
- 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
- 3 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,184,622
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,131,635
- 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
- 20 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,907,157
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,985,619
- 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
- 31 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,598,094
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,616,920
- 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
- 18 November 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,505,773
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,403,568
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 19 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,253,516
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,238,676
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 3 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,184,622
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,131,635
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 813151
- Income From Government 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 Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 33
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 20 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,907,157
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,985,619
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 727073
- 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 Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 67
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 31 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,598,094
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,616,920
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 490059
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,049,228
- 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 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- 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
- 18 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,505,773
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,403,568
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 604776
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 19 August 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 0
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £0
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 0
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 743005
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 8906
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £708,070
- Assets Total Fixed
- 17813
- Assets Own Use
- 17813
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,537,584
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £847,327
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £708,070
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 847327
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £536,897
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 708070
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 708070
- Count Employees
- 30
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 3 September 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2299232
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 873790
- Income Investments
- 11600
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3184622
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,131,635
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3131635
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 24291
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 623072
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 8906
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £693,230
- Assets Total Fixed
- 26719
- Assets Own Use
- 26719
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,505,899
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £839,388
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £693,230
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 839388
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £0
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 693230
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 693230
- Count Employees
- 32
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 20 November 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2090212
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 806567
- Income Investments
- 10378
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2907157
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,985,619
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2985619
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 22383
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 590015
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £571,751
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,410,593
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £838,842
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £571,751
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 838842
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,013,213
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 571751
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 571751
- Count Employees
- 31
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 31 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2594229
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 3865
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2598094
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,616,920
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2616920
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 569820
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £650,213
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £795,718
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £145,505
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £650,213
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 145505
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £0
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 650213
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 650213
- Count Employees
- 33
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- 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
- 18 November 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 0
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,403,568
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2403568
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 486912
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £669,039
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £907,895
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £238,856
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £669,039
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 238856
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £0
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 669039
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 669039
- Count Employees
- 33
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- 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
- Vanuatu
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Oceania
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Malaysia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- The Bahamas
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- North America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Canada
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- North America
- 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
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Brunei
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- 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
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- South Africa
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Dominica
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- North America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Jamaica
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- North America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Malta
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Lesotho
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Ghana
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Tonga
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Oceania
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Australia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Oceania
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Nauru
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Oceania
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Kiribati
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Oceania
- Welsh Ind
- No
Showing 20 of 54 supplied records in this dataset.
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION (UNITED KINGDOM BRANCH)
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2002-12-19T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON THE 3 DECEMBER 2002.
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION OF 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
- NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 449275
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION UK BRANCH
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling