GO COMMANDO — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Overdue
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 23 November 2010
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 November 2023 – 31 October 2024
Latest income: £18
Latest expenditure: £126
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: The Brambles Day Nursery, Pen Elm Hill, Pen Elm, Norton Fitzwarren, TAUNTON, TA2 6PE

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To assist the families of serving and veteran Royal Marines when the need arises. Our children's nursery project, The Brambles, is the main focus of our fundraising at present and will offer places to the children of serving Royal Marines as well as the wider community.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2026

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 10 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £18
Total Gross Expenditure: £126

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 5 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,909
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,533

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £6,357
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,522

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 24 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £6,063
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,570

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: GO COMMANDO
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2010-11-23T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 22/11/2010AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 02/11/2011
Charitable Objects: THE TRUSTEES MUST APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN FURTHERING THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") (I) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION AND MILITARY EFFICIENCY BY THE SUPPORT AND RELIEF OF FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS OF SERVING PERSONNEL OF THE ROYAL MARINES THROUGH SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT. IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) SUPPORTING THE DEPENDANT FAMILIES WHEN ROYAL MARINES ARE DEPLOYED ON OPERATIONS OR EXERCISE. (B) PROVIDING FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES TO AMELIORATE THE MORE DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ROYAL MARINE’S FAMILIES ENCOUNTER BY VIRTUE OF BEING AWAY FROM THEIR HOMES, OFTEN WITHOUT A PARTNER.(II) TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO SERVING AND FORMER SERVING MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL MARINES AND THEIR WIDOWS, FAMILIES AND OTHER DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Conflicting interests