INVESTING IN PEOPLE AND CULTURE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 13 February 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £350,140
Latest expenditure: £341,577
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: International Centre, 7 Abingdon Road, MIDDLESBROUGH, Cleveland, TS1 2DP

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.i-p-c.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

IPC promotes the social and economic inclusion of refugees, asylum seekers and marginalised communities in the North East of England. Activities include ESOL, the Resettlement Programme for Overseas Doctors, Community Football, Capacity Building, Healthy Eating and Life-style, Gardening project, Cycling Recycling, Martial Arts, Developing and Supporting Volunteers in Sport, Community Champions.

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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: 12 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 12 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £350,140
Total Gross Expenditure: £341,577

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: 29 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £431,980
Total Gross Expenditure: £394,076

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: 13 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 13 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £438,954
Total Gross Expenditure: £455,677

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: 29 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £347,472
Total Gross Expenditure: £273,887

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: 7 September 2021
Date Accounts Received: 7 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £413,107
Total Gross Expenditure: £310,277

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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: 12 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £350,140
Total Gross Expenditure: £341,577
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £171,967
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: 27

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: 29 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £431,980
Total Gross Expenditure: £394,076
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £133,472
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

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: 13 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £438,954
Total Gross Expenditure: £455,677
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £233,691
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: 15

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: 29 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £347,472
Total Gross Expenditure: £273,887
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £259,821
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 18

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: 7 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £413,107
Total Gross Expenditure: £310,277
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 84127
Income From Government Grants: £142,841
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Stockton-on-tees
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Sunderland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Tyne And Wear
Welsh Ind: No

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

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Newcastle Upon Tyne City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Tyne And Wear
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: North Yorkshire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

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

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

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

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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

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

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

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: INVESTING IN PEOPLE AND CULTURE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2015-02-13T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 13 FEB 2015AMENDED ON 26 OCT 2017
Charitable Objects: THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHO AREREFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND BME COMMUNITIES WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ONTHE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION, BY PROVIDING: EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND BMECOMMUNITIES AND THEIR DEPENDANTS IN NEED THEREOF SO AS TO ADVANCE INLIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADOPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITYSOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND EVENTS INVOLVING THE LOCALCOMMUNITY AWARENESS RAISING TRAINING ON THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE, REFUGEES, ASYLUMSEEKERS AND BME COMMUNITIES, SO AS TO ENCOURAGE SERVICE PROVIDERSAND INSTITUTIONS TO ADAPT THEIR SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THESECOMMUNITIES RESEARCH INTO THE EFFECTS AND CAUSES OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION OF REFUGEES,ASYLUM SEEKERS AND BME COMMUNITIESNOTHING

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 553681
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: IPC

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures