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CCEW Charity Commission profile

HIBISCUS INITIATIVES LTD

Registered charity 1104094 · organisation 4005774

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
2 June 2004
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
04533442
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£980,918
Latest expenditure
£1,387,798
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Hibiscus Initiatives, Lion House, Red Lion Street, WC1R 4NA

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity aims to relieve the poverty and the physical and mental illness and distress of women, particularly those who have suffered any legal restriction to their liberty or who have been charged or convicted of a criminal offence. Hibiscus Initiatives' undertakes welfare advice, advocacy, and international resettlement work with women in prison, detention and in the community.

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
31 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
31 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£980,918
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,387,798
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
14 December 2024
Date Accounts Received
14 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,873,894
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,815,182
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
12 December 2023
Date Accounts Received
4 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,728,015
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,603,654
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
17 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
17 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,442,861
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,392,539
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
£1,374,566
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,357,929

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
31 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£980,918
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,387,798
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
82599
Income From Government Grants
£52,778
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 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
6
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
14 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,873,894
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,815,182
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£5
Income From Government Contracts
593117
Income From Government Grants
£375,353
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
10
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
12 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,728,015
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,603,654
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Contracts
678270
Income From Government Grants
£24,118
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
10
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
17 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,442,861
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,392,539
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
609074
Income From Government Grants
£99,658
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
1
Count Volunteers
3
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
£1,374,566
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,357,929
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Grants
£660,690
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
15

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
31 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
75310
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
888485
Income Investments
17123
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
980918
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£49,639
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,338,159
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1387798
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
192638
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£512,065
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£589,522
Assets Total Liabilities
£77,457
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£512,065
Creditors One Year Total Current
77457
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£520,504
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
507079
Funds Restricted
4986
Funds Total
512065
Count Employees
27
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
14 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
53775
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1808035
Income Investments
12084
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1873894
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£21,287
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,793,895
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1815182
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
3332
Expenditure Support Costs
213695
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£603,083
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,071,290
Assets Total Liabilities
£152,344
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£918,946
Creditors One Year Total Current
152344
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£820,235
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
897853
Funds Restricted
21093
Funds Total
918946
Count Employees
31
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
12 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
22550
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1139106
Income Investments
1934
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1163590
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£11,416
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,592,238
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1603654
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
3155
Expenditure Support Costs
233740
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£603,083
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,178,173
Assets Total Liabilities
£317,939
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£860,234
Creditors One Year Total Current
317939
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£830,107
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
806468
Funds Restricted
53766
Funds Total
860234
Count Employees
29
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
17 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
506329
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
936499
Income Investments
33
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1442861
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£21,770
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,370,769
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1392539
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
4525
Expenditure Support Costs
223465
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£661,574
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£948,453
Assets Total Liabilities
£212,581
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£735,872
Creditors One Year Total Current
212581
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£480,715
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
711077
Funds Restricted
24795
Funds Total
735872
Count Employees
26
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
31 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
795662
Income Investments
96
Income Other
578808
Income Total Income And Endowments
1374566
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£18,849
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,339,080
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1357929
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
6620
Expenditure Support Costs
220149
Expenditure Depreciation
23834
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£438,189
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£685,550
Assets Total Liabilities
£0
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£685,550
Creditors One Year Total Current
0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£432,095
Funds Endowment
223385
Funds Unrestricted
438189
Funds Restricted
23976
Funds Total
685550
Count Employees
26
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Kent
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Durham
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Central Bedfordshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Peterborough City
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
West Sussex
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
115
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
116
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Recreation
Classification Code
117
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Other Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
204
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
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
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
HIBISCUS INITIATIVES LTD
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2004-06-02T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12/09/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/04/2004AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 09/09/2013
Charitable Objects
(A) TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY AND THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF WOMEN, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED ANY LEGAL RESTRICTION ON THEIR LIBERTY IN ANY PENAL OR CORRECTIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OR WHO HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH OR CONVICTED OF A CRIMINAL OFFENCE.(B) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT SUCH WOMEN(C) TO UNDERTAKE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECT
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE UNITED KINGDOM AND JAMAICA

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
370927
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
FPWP HIBISCUS LIMITED
Charity Name Id
370931
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
HIBISCUS

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management