CHOICES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS NORTH KENT WOMEN'S AID) LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 9 September 2008
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06640143
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £0
Latest expenditure: £0
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 2 The Avenue, GRAVESEND, Kent, DA11 0NA

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Choices (previously known as North Kent Women?s Aid), is an independent specialist domestic abuse service providing supportive services to men, women and young people who are affected by domestic abuse and to raise awareness of the issues surrounding those who lives are impacted by it. Supporting clients throughout Medway, North & West Kent.

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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: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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: 14 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 1 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 27 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £906,006
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,270,973

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Charity Annual Return Parta

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: 1 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 1 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £906,006
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,270,973
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £146,461
Income From Government Contracts: 359246
Income From Government Grants: £146,461
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 7

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Charity Annual Return Partb

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: 1 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 1 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 19815
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 879345
Income Investments: 2444
Income Other: 4402
Income Total Income And Endowments: 906006
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £818,693
Expenditure Other: 1452280
Expenditure Total: 2270973
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 14257
Expenditure Support Costs: 125014
Expenditure Depreciation: 7781
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £0
Assets Total Liabilities: £0
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £0
Creditors One Year Total Current: 0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £0
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 0
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 0
Count Employees: 25
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Kent
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

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

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

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

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHOICES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS NORTH KENT WOMEN'S AID) LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2014-03-28T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 4012493
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1107170
Assoc Charity Name: K - DASH

Charity Name: CHOICES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS NORTH KENT WOMEN'S AID) LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2008-09-09T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30/07/2008AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 25/11/2014
Charitable Objects: 1 TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE SUFFERED GRAVE OR PERSISTENT PHYSICAL, SEXUAL OR MENTAL ABUSE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HOUSING AND OTHER AMENITIES AND SERVICES2 THE FURTHERANCE OF THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, KENT.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 367802
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: NORTH KENT WOMENS AID

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries