CCEW Charity Commission profile

GIROSCOPE LIMITED

Registered charity 1117457 · organisation 4026634

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
4 January 2007
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
02046356
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£1,664,152
Latest expenditure
£1,473,769
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 69 Coltman Street, HULL, HU3 2SJ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Giroscope buys and renovates empty property. We then let this property to people in housing need as well as to social enterprises and community organisations. We also provide training opportunities for disadvantaged people.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
8 October 2026
Date Accounts Received
8 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,664,152
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,473,769
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
28 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
28 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,454,753
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,241,304
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
9 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
9 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,197,919
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,006,167
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
17 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
17 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,152,764
Total Gross Expenditure
£996,031
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
27 September 2022
Date Accounts Received
27 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,039,277
Total Gross Expenditure
£869,740

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
8 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,664,152
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,473,769
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£5
Income From Government Grants
£132,848
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
140
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
28 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,454,753
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,241,304
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Grants
£161,799
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
80
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
9 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,197,919
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,006,167
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Grants
£214,983
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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
120
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
17 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,152,764
Total Gross Expenditure
£996,031
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Grants
£350,706
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
103
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
27 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,039,277
Total Gross Expenditure
£869,740
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£230,987
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
71

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
8 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
1387
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
445231
Income Investments
1217534
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1664152
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,473,769
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1473769
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
389146
Expenditure Support Costs
389146
Expenditure Depreciation
1882
Gain Loss Investment
1564126
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£7,086,384
Assets Total Fixed
11878417
Assets Own Use
15708
Assets Long Term Investment
11862709
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£177,947
Assets Total Liabilities
£4,919,899
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£7,136,465
Creditors One Year Total Current
216420
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
4703479
Assets Cash
£81,217
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
7086384
Funds Restricted
50081
Funds Total
7136465
Count Employees
21
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
28 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
22463
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
334522
Income Investments
1097768
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1454753
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,241,304
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1241304
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
370684
Expenditure Support Costs
370684
Expenditure Depreciation
1547
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£5,316,128
Assets Total Fixed
9668304
Assets Own Use
48856
Assets Long Term Investment
9619448
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£175,449
Assets Total Liabilities
£4,461,797
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,381,956
Creditors One Year Total Current
199000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
4262797
Assets Cash
£99,554
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
5316128
Funds Restricted
65828
Funds Total
5381956
Count Employees
21
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
9 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
736
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
217788
Income Investments
979395
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1197919
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,006,167
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1006167
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
297947
Expenditure Support Costs
297947
Expenditure Depreciation
1960
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£5,108,613
Assets Total Fixed
9229956
Assets Own Use
50403
Assets Long Term Investment
9179553
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£192,073
Assets Total Liabilities
£4,253,522
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,168,507
Creditors One Year Total Current
218979
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
4034543
Assets Cash
£140,079
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
5108613
Funds Restricted
59894
Funds Total
5168507
Count Employees
18
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
17 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
1396
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
275080
Income Investments
876288
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1152764
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£996,031
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
996031
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
176133
Expenditure Support Costs
176133
Expenditure Depreciation
2282
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£4,976,755
Assets Total Fixed
8781363
Assets Own Use
51913
Assets Long Term Investment
8729450
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£151,987
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,956,595
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,976,755
Creditors One Year Total Current
195586
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
3761009
Assets Cash
£116,487
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
4964645
Funds Restricted
12110
Funds Total
4976755
Count Employees
19
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
27 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
1056
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
182441
Income Investments
855780
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1039277
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£869,740
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
869740
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
142491
Expenditure Support Costs
142491
Expenditure Depreciation
2419
Gain Loss Investment
920712
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£4,820,022
Assets Total Fixed
8266822
Assets Own Use
53286
Assets Long Term Investment
8213536
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£118,007
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,564,807
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,820,022
Creditors One Year Total Current
439231
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
3125576
Assets Cash
£665
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
4815235
Funds Restricted
4787
Funds Total
4820022
Count Employees
15
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
East Riding Of Yorkshire
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
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
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
107
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Accommodation/housing
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
GIROSCOPE LIMITED
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2007-01-04T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 13 AUGUST 1986 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 5 DECEMBER 2006
Charitable Objects
(1) TO ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACCOMMODATION FOR PERSONS IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, POVERTY OR DISTRESS ON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS.(2) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, HULL EAST YORKSHIRE.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling