DREAM-A-WAY CIO — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 3 January 2014
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £152,709
Latest expenditure: £128,370
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 66 Bishops Way, EXETER, EX2 7PF

Website recorded by the regulator: www.dream-a-way.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Dream-A-Way CIO provides grants towards holidays for disabled and seriously ill people who reside in Devon. We also provide holidays in our luxury holiday homes at Haven, Devon Cliffs, Sandy Bay, Exmouth and outings and daytrips

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 27 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 27 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £152,709
Total Gross Expenditure: £128,370

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 7 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 7 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £85,710
Total Gross Expenditure: £102,880

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 4 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 4 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £125,615
Total Gross Expenditure: £133,329

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 29 September 2023
Date Accounts Received: 29 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £140,277
Total Gross Expenditure: £123,243

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 3 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 3 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £86,594
Total Gross Expenditure: £90,431

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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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £152,709
Total Gross Expenditure: £128,370
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
Count Volunteers: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 7 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £85,710
Total Gross Expenditure: £102,880
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: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 4 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £125,615
Total Gross Expenditure: £133,329
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
Count Volunteers: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 29 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £140,277
Total Gross Expenditure: £123,243
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: 80

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 3 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £86,594
Total Gross Expenditure: £90,431
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: 80

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: DREAM-A-WAY CIO
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-10-21T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 5008473
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1141844
Assoc Charity Name: KINGSKERSWELL SUMMER MOON TRUST

Charity Name: DREAM-A-WAY CIO
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2014-01-03T00:00:00

Charity Name: DREAM-A-WAY CIO
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2014-09-05T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 1035426
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1035426
Assoc Charity Name: DREAM-A-WAY

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Foundation Registered 03 Jan 2014
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS WITHIN DEVON, CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY TO RELIEVE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH DISABILITIES AND/OR SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR CARERS/ESCORTS BY: A)THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TOWARDS THEIR HOLIDAYS ARRANGED AND BOOKED BY THEMSELVES; B)OFFERING DAY TRIPS; AND C)OFFERING USE OF OUR HOLIDAYS HOMES TO SUCH PERSONS IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF SUCH PEOPLE AND THEIR CARERS/ESCORTS.
Area Of Benefit: DEVON, CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 540487
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: DREAM-A-WAY

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures