CREATING BETTER FUTURES — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 12 September 2012
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07856205
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £33,825
Latest expenditure: £47,648
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 16 Barley Gardens, Winnersh, WOKINGHAM, Berkshire, RG41 5JL

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Creating Better Futures provides access to education for orphans and vulnerable children in rural communities near Harare and Mutare in Zimbabwe. Creating Better Futures have also previously provided basic nutritional meals daily to over 3,000 children via three Primary School feeding programmes, as well as initiating projects that benefit the children, schools and/or local community.

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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: 31 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £33,825
Total Gross Expenditure: £47,648

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: 30 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £42,957
Total Gross Expenditure: £81,438

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: 8 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 8 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £72,324
Total Gross Expenditure: £73,883

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: 8 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 8 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £116,188
Total Gross Expenditure: £88,043

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 2023
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £138,243
Total Gross Expenditure: £126,733

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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: 31 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £33,825
Total Gross Expenditure: £47,648
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £42,957
Total Gross Expenditure: £81,438
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 8 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £72,324
Total Gross Expenditure: £73,883
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: 2

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: 8 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £116,188
Total Gross Expenditure: £88,043
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

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 2023
Total Gross Income: £138,243
Total Gross Expenditure: £126,733
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Zimbabwe
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

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

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CREATING BETTER FUTURES
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2012-09-12T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 22 NOV 2011
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE POVERTY THROUGH THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION.TO RELIEVE POVERTY THROUGH THE IMPROVEMENT OF BASIC WELFARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN ZIMBABWE AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 524819
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CREATING BETTER FUTURES, CBF OR CBFUK

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures