COMMUNITY ACTION NORTHUMBERLAND — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 9 November 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07805401
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income: £886,463
Latest expenditure: £877,146
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Uniun Enterprise Building, Front Street, Pegswood, Morpeth, NE61 6UF

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Our roles and activities include:The provision of advice, information, training, encouragement and other forms of support to community groups and voluntary organisations. Encouraging networking, co-operation and mutual support between voluntary and community organisations. Ensuring that the needs and opinions of communities and voluntary organisations are understood by decision-makers.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 23 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 23 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £886,463
Total Gross Expenditure: £877,146

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: 28 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £991,803
Total Gross Expenditure: £894,038

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: 21 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 21 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £893,304
Total Gross Expenditure: £882,193

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: 20 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 20 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £731,777
Total Gross Expenditure: £743,645

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: 26 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £516,140
Total Gross Expenditure: £529,500

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 23 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £886,463
Total Gross Expenditure: £877,146
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £128,244
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: 35

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 28 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £991,803
Total Gross Expenditure: £894,038
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £204,180
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: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 21 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £893,304
Total Gross Expenditure: £882,193
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £83,723
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 20 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £731,777
Total Gross Expenditure: £743,645
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £42,405
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 26 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £516,140
Total Gross Expenditure: £529,500
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £42,405
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 40

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 23 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 2845
Income Other Trading Activities: 6619
Income Charitable Activities: 874431
Income Investments: 2568
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 886463
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £4,808
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £872,338
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 877146
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 14362
Expenditure Support Costs: 33753
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £185,893
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £580,857
Assets Total Liabilities: £199,791
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £381,066
Creditors One Year Total Current: 199791
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £273,714
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 273596
Funds Restricted: 107470
Funds Total: 381066
Count Employees: 23
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 28 November 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 3145
Income Other Trading Activities: 26937
Income Charitable Activities: 959368
Income Investments: 2353
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 991803
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £5,361
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £888,677
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 894038
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 14579
Expenditure Support Costs: 9185
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £236,895
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £550,580
Assets Total Liabilities: £178,831
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £371,749
Creditors One Year Total Current: 178831
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £450,484
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 236895
Funds Restricted: 134854
Funds Total: 371749
Count Employees: 23
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 21 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 3395
Income Other Trading Activities: 4079
Income Charitable Activities: 882349
Income Investments: 3481
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 893304
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £4,775
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £877,418
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 882193
Expenditure Investment Management: 4775
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 11983
Expenditure Support Costs: 5344
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £105,332
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £426,410
Assets Total Liabilities: £152,426
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £273,984
Creditors One Year Total Current: 152426
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £302,594
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 193035
Funds Restricted: 80949
Funds Total: 273984
Count Employees: 21
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 20 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 4641
Income Other Trading Activities: 9790
Income Charitable Activities: 716060
Income Investments: 1286
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 731777
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £4,945
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £738,700
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 743645
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 15647
Expenditure Support Costs: 9470
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £88,885
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £479,203
Assets Total Liabilities: £216,330
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £262,873
Creditors One Year Total Current: 216330
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £308,167
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 191588
Funds Restricted: 71285
Funds Total: 262873
Count Employees: 17
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 26 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 3175
Income Other Trading Activities: 7745
Income Charitable Activities: 504746
Income Investments: 474
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 516140
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £4,559
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £524,941
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 529500
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 11568
Expenditure Support Costs: 8658
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £177,148
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £351,338
Assets Total Liabilities: £76,597
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £274,741
Creditors One Year Total Current: 76597
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £268,111
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 177148
Funds Restricted: 97593
Funds Total: 274741
Count Employees: 15
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

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

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: COMMUNITY ACTION NORTHUMBERLAND
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2014-09-09T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 224798
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1144604
Assoc Charity Name: COMMUNITY ACTION NORTHUMBERLAND

Charity Name: COMMUNITY ACTION NORTHUMBERLAND
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-11-09T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11/10/2011
Charitable Objects: 1) TO PROMOTE ALL OR ANY PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE COUNTY OF NORTHUMBERLAND WHICH NOW OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE.2) TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES AND TO THAT END TO BRING TOGETHER REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ENGAGED IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 514623
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CAN

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures