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COMMUNITY INITIATIVES SOUTH WEST LIMITED

Registered charity 1125905 · organisation 4038416

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
16 September 2008
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
06130395
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£1,744,687
Latest expenditure
£2,247,669
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Unit 4 Little Ann Street, St Judes, Bristol, BS2 9EB

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.faresharesouthwest.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity's mission is to combat food waste and thereby reduce food poverty by supporting communities and groups (its network members) which work with people who have:Low or no income, poor access to affordable nutritious food and a lack of knowledge or skills or equipment to ensure food is safe and prepared properly.

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
8 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
8 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,744,687
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,247,669
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
9 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
9 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,007,115
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,880,463
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
21 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
21 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,526,547
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,764,103
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
5 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
5 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,199,677
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,503,844
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
29 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
29 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,106,070
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,044,191

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
8 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,744,687
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,247,669
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Grants
£101,256
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
336
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
9 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,007,115
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,880,463
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£104,640
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
1
Count Volunteers
355
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
21 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,526,547
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,764,103
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Grants
£119,000
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
1
Count Volunteers
364
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
5 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,199,677
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,503,844
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Contracts
22855
Income From Government Grants
£59,204
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
196
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
29 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,106,070
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,044,191
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Commercial Participator
Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
6038
Income From Government Grants
£33,735
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
185

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
8 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
1056744
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
681617
Income Investments
0
Income Other
6326
Income Total Income And Endowments
1744687
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£118,181
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,118,057
Expenditure Other
11431
Expenditure Total
2247669
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
14950
Expenditure Support Costs
275343
Expenditure Depreciation
96845
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£349,676
Assets Total Fixed
434534
Assets Own Use
434534
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£553,251
Assets Total Liabilities
£446,279
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£541,506
Creditors One Year Total Current
446279
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£192,998
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
349676
Funds Restricted
191830
Funds Total
541506
Count Employees
40
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
9 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
1344596
Income Other Trading Activities
6049
Income Charitable Activities
656470
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2007115
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£104,578
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,767,828
Expenditure Other
8057
Expenditure Total
1880463
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
245151
Expenditure Depreciation
97758
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
41995
Gain Loss Other
84658
Reserves
£873,373
Assets Total Fixed
483352
Assets Own Use
483352
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£975,686
Assets Total Liabilities
£414,550
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,044,488
Creditors One Year Total Current
414550
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£490,006
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
873373
Funds Restricted
171115
Funds Total
1044488
Count Employees
39
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
21 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
1049405
Income Other Trading Activities
13494
Income Charitable Activities
463648
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1526547
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£269,465
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,494,638
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1764103
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
12520
Expenditure Support Costs
417375
Expenditure Depreciation
95062
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£452,029
Assets Total Fixed
441357
Assets Own Use
441357
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£824,627
Assets Total Liabilities
£348,149
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£917,835
Creditors One Year Total Current
348149
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£483,864
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
893386
Funds Restricted
24449
Funds Total
917835
Count Employees
33
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
5 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
705690
Income Other Trading Activities
200140
Income Charitable Activities
293847
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1199677
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£109,655
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,393,866
Expenditure Other
323
Expenditure Total
1503844
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
11925
Expenditure Support Costs
218907
Expenditure Depreciation
69355
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£691,830
Assets Total Fixed
441186
Assets Own Use
441186
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£984,603
Assets Total Liabilities
£270,398
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,155,391
Creditors One Year Total Current
270398
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£762,192
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1133016
Funds Restricted
22375
Funds Total
1155391
Count Employees
28
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
29 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
1701612
Income Other Trading Activities
2306
Income Charitable Activities
402152
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2106070
Income Legacies
35714
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£68,347
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£975,844
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1044191
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
11565
Expenditure Support Costs
346922
Expenditure Depreciation
23588
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£915,998
Assets Total Fixed
158787
Assets Own Use
158787
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,547,936
Assets Total Liabilities
£247,165
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,459,558
Creditors One Year Total Current
247165
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,402,554
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1074785
Funds Restricted
384773
Funds Total
1459558
Count Employees
19
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
United States
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
North America
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
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
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
COMMUNITY INITIATIVES SOUTH WEST LIMITED
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2008-09-16T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 27 FEBRUARY 2007 AS AMENDED 30 JUNE 2008.
Charitable Objects
A) TO PROMOTE THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:1) THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TO CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS;2) ENCOURAGING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO UNDERTAKE VOLUNTARY WORK; AND3) PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR."THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR" MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS.CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.B) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 25 BY THE PROVISION OF WORK-BASED TRAINING WHICH DEVELOPS THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS...
Area Of Benefit
UNDEFINED, IN PRACTICE LOCAL

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
334111
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
COMMUNITY INITIATIVES SOUTH WEST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures