CREATE HOPE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 2 July 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £165,287
Latest expenditure: £173,174
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Create Hope, c/o Involve Community Services, The Court House, Broadway, Bracknell, Berkshir

Website recorded by the regulator: www.createhope.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We offer creative and play therapy to children and young people aged between 4-16 years old in Berkshire and Wiltshire areas. This supports those affected by traumatic life events and struggling emotionally. We also offer one-to-one Counselling for adults, couples therapy and systemic family sessions. In addition to our therapeutic services we run accredited training equipping lives for good.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 5 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 5 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £165,287
Total Gross Expenditure: £173,174

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 18 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £160,823
Total Gross Expenditure: £149,857

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 26 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 26 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £158,341
Total Gross Expenditure: £154,213

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 15 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 15 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £128,243
Total Gross Expenditure: £121,901

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 13 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 13 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £92,191
Total Gross Expenditure: £92,039

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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 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 5 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £165,287
Total Gross Expenditure: £173,174
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 14
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 39020
Income From Government Grants: £6,000
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: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 18 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £160,823
Total Gross Expenditure: £149,857
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 25
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 50975
Income From Government Grants: £2,500
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: 11

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 26 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £158,341
Total Gross Expenditure: £154,213
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 12
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 35502
Income From Government Grants: £1,000
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: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 15 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £128,243
Total Gross Expenditure: £121,901
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 15
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 39387
Income From Government Grants: £10,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 11

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 13 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £92,191
Total Gross Expenditure: £92,039
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 10
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 7190
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 12

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bracknell Forest
Welsh Ind: No

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

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

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CREATE HOPE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2015-07-02T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Foundation Registered 02 Jul 2015
Charitable Objects: 1. THE RELIEF OF EMOTIONAL SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONGST CHILDREN BY THE PROVISION OF A PLAY THERAPY SERVICE AND THE PROVISION OF TRAINING IN THERAPEUTIC PLAY.2. THE RELIEF OF NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE OF FAMILIES BY PROVIDING COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT SERVICES.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Volunteer management