01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 20 January 2014
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 08603690
- Financial period
- 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
- Latest income
- £450,338
- Latest expenditure
- £563,052
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 2 LE SOR HILL, PETERSTON-SUPER-ELY, CARDIFF, CF5 6LW
Website recorded by the regulator: www.purpleshoots.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Tackling poverty and unemployment through microfinance and establishing self-reliant groups
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £450,338
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £563,052
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 May 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £702,550
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £664,815
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 April 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £647,425
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £643,096
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £696,623
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £603,050
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 February 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £158,053
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £325,245
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 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 12 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £450,338
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £563,052
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £20,795
- 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
- 6
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 19 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £702,550
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £664,815
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £24,825
- 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
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £647,425
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £643,096
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 10 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £696,623
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £603,050
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- 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
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 25 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £158,053
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £325,245
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- 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
- 6
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 19 May 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 586844
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2974
- Income Charitable Activities
- 112732
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 702550
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £70,337
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £594,478
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 664815
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 1584
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 112016
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 166
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £137,253
- Assets Total Fixed
- 233424
- Assets Own Use
- 233424
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £760,134
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £856,305
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £137,253
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 95700
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 760605
- Assets Cash
- £194,470
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 137253
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 137253
- Count Employees
- 17
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 April 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 553204
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 3446
- Income Charitable Activities
- 90775
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 647425
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £57,924
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £585,172
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 643096
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 1536
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 108215
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 221
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £99,518
- Assets Total Fixed
- 241961
- Assets Own Use
- 241961
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £653,728
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £796,171
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £99,518
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 38819
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 757352
- Assets Cash
- £223,597
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 99518
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 99518
- Count Employees
- 14
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 10 May 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 624659
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 5689
- Income Charitable Activities
- 66275
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 696623
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £54,560
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £548,490
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 603050
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 89872
- Expenditure Governance
- 1464
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 98434
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 295
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £95,189
- Assets Total Fixed
- 190514
- Assets Own Use
- 885
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 189629
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £500,252
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £595,577
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £95,189
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 40225
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 555352
- Assets Cash
- £138,833
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 95189
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 95189
- Count Employees
- 11
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout Wales
- Welsh Ind
- Yes
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- 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
- 303
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Other Finance
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- PURPLE SHOOTS BUSINESS LENDING LTD
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2014-01-20T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10/07/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/08/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 03/01/2014
- Charitable Objects
- THE FURTHERANCE OF SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AS THE DIRECTORS SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO:(A) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY; (B) SUPPORTING THE WORK OF CHARITIES OR FURTHERING CHARITABLE PURPOSES FALLING UNDER THE DESCRIPTION OF CHARITABLE PURPOSES THAT IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN PARTICULAR PROMOTING COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING AND URBAN AND RURAL REGENERATION; (C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; AND(D) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 539595
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- PURPLE SHOOTS
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Financial Conduct Authority
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures