Compassion Direct — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 30 March 2006
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 6 April 2025 – 5 April 2026
Latest income: £2,920
Latest expenditure: £999
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 5 Skippons Court, Naseby, NORTHAMPTON, NN6 6DT

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

We work directly with children & families in shanties, mountain schools & refugees, encouraging self help, providing workshops, wells, vegetable gardens, goats, wind turbines, educational materials, rainwater harvesting tanks, libraries, school buildings & development centers in consultation with communities.Run by professional volunteers so donations go where needed without office expenses.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 3 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,920
Total Gross Expenditure: £999

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 9 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,879
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,540

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 25 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,773
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,073

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 14 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,995
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,465

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 19 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £8,804
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,463

04 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Syria
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: South Sudan
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: Rwanda
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Argentina
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: South America
Welsh Ind: No

05 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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

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

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

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

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

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

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

06 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Compassion Direct
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2006-03-30T00:00:00

07 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 27 MARCH 2006AS AMENDED ON 04 FEB 2021 as amended on 11 Jun 2025
Charitable Objects: COMPASSION DIRECT UK (CDUK) WORKS FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND COMMUNITIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, RECYCLING, BIODIVERSITY AND THE USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 373920
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: COMPASSION DIRECT

Charity Name Id: 373926
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: COMPASSION DIRECT UK

Charity Name Id: 373917
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CDUK

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management