NATURE CITIZEN — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 29 March 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 10 March 2024 – 9 March 2025
Latest income: £420
Latest expenditure: £711
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: THE CAIRNS, STACKWOOD ROAD, POLSTEAD HEATH, COLCHESTER, CO6 5BA

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Raise awareness of the importance of the natural world on our lives, how we are connected to it and that by taking action to protect it will help ensure our future health, wellbeing and food security. Pilot the Nature Citizen Community Project (In Suffolk)to bring a Community together with a shared purpose of creating their own Nature Spaces collectively building a Nature Network to help wildlife.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 10 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 9 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 9 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 7 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 7 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £420
Total Gross Expenditure: £711

Fin Period Start Date: 10 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 9 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 9 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 9 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 9 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £397
Total Gross Expenditure: £214

Fin Period Start Date: 10 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 9 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 9 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 9 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 9 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £594
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,308

Fin Period Start Date: 10 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 9 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 9 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 5 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 5 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £527
Total Gross Expenditure: £112

Fin Period Start Date: 10 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 9 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 9 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 6 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 6 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,193
Total Gross Expenditure: £327

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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: 10 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 9 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 9 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 7 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £420
Total Gross Expenditure: £711
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: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 10 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 9 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 9 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 9 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £397
Total Gross Expenditure: £214
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £250
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: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 10 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 9 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 9 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 9 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £594
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,308
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £250
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: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 10 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 9 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 9 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 5 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £527
Total Gross Expenditure: £112
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £500
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 10 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 9 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 9 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 6 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,193
Total Gross Expenditure: £327
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: 1

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

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

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: NATURE CITIZEN
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2016-03-29T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Foundation Registered 29 Mar 2016
Charitable Objects: 1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN:A) THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; AND B) GOOD NUTRITION, HEALTH, THE FOOD CHAIN AND THE NATURAL ECO-SYSTEM2. TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND ITS FLORA AND FAUNA AND BIODIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF NATURE SPACES; ANDB) PROMOTING THE SURVIVAL OF BEE SPECIES AND OTHER INSECT POLLINATORS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management