COUNSELLING IN PRISONS NETWORK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 30 October 2014
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 4 April 2024 – 3 April 2025
Latest income: £210
Latest expenditure: £0
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 20 Candys Close, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3EL

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING OFFENDERS FROM BEING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE OFFENDERS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, DUE TO EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS, AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE BACK INTO SOCIETY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND THERAPY.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 4 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 3 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 3 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 10 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 10 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £210
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

Fin Period Start Date: 4 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 3 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 3 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 22 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,606
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,580

Fin Period Start Date: 4 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 3 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 3 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 22 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,575
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

Fin Period Start Date: 4 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 3 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 3 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 28 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 28 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £220
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

Fin Period Start Date: 4 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 3 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 3 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 25 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 25 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £450
Total Gross Expenditure: £776

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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: 4 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 3 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 3 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 10 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £210
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
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: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 4 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 3 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 3 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 22 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,606
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,580
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: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 4 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 3 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 3 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 22 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,575
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
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: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 4 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 3 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 3 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 28 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £220
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
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

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 4 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 3 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 3 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £450
Total Gross Expenditure: £776
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

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: COUNSELLING IN PRISONS NETWORK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2014-10-30T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Foundation Registered 30 Oct 2014
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING OFFENDERS FROM BEING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE OFFENDERS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, DUE TO EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS, AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE BACK INTO SOCIETY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND THERAPY.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 551551
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CIPN

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures