CCEW Charity Commission profile

ACTION TOGETHER CIO

Registered charity 1165512 · organisation 5071483

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
10 February 2016
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£8,030,947
Latest expenditure
£6,341,410
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: Action Together CIO, 80 Union Street, OLDHAM, OL1 1DJ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Action Together CIO is the infrastucture organisation for the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector in Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside. We connect people with what's happening in their community, develop community ideas into action, strengthen local organisations, and provide strategic influence for the charity and voluntary sector.

03 Official extract

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
27 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
27 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£8,030,947
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,341,410
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
23 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
23 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£6,361,207
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,244,347
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
22 December 2023
Date Accounts Received
22 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,521,140
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,405,881
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
27 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
27 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,911,412
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,068,141
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
11 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
11 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£4,753,783
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,009,572

04 Official extract

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
27 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£8,030,947
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,341,410
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
6
Count Govt Grants
£24
Income From Government Contracts
1645049
Income From Government Grants
£2,077,755
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
Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
30
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
23 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£6,361,207
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,244,347
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
5
Count Govt Grants
£19
Income From Government Contracts
1410580
Income From Government Grants
£2,045,899
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
1590
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
22 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,521,140
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,405,881
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
5
Count Govt Grants
£21
Income From Government Contracts
1166665
Income From Government Grants
£2,356,964
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
1229
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
27 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,911,412
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,068,141
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£21
Income From Government Contracts
899388
Income From Government Grants
£2,697,863
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
1508
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
11 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£4,753,783
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,009,572
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£22
Income From Government Contracts
692239
Income From Government Grants
£1,688,473
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
2175

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

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
27 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
7734570
Income Investments
176618
Income Other
119759
Income Total Income And Endowments
8030947
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£57,012
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£6,284,398
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6341410
Expenditure Investment Management
928
Expenditure Grants Institution
2243216
Expenditure Governance
8783
Expenditure Support Costs
739557
Expenditure Depreciation
14430
Gain Loss Investment
-1216
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-1216
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,494,506
Assets Total Fixed
1090238
Assets Own Use
23503
Assets Long Term Investment
1066735
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£5,976,642
Assets Total Liabilities
£362,692
Assets Current Investment
952557
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,704,188
Creditors One Year Total Current
362692
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£4,174,106
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1518009
Funds Restricted
5186179
Funds Total
6704188
Count Employees
79
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
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
23 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
6190669
Income Investments
125532
Income Other
45006
Income Total Income And Endowments
6361207
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£20,698
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£6,223,649
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6244347
Expenditure Investment Management
910
Expenditure Grants Institution
1625114
Expenditure Governance
14779
Expenditure Support Costs
743816
Expenditure Depreciation
14209
Gain Loss Investment
8031
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
8031
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,359,025
Assets Total Fixed
1074538
Assets Own Use
18238
Assets Long Term Investment
1056300
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,159,561
Assets Total Liabilities
£218,232
Assets Current Investment
907595
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,015,867
Creditors One Year Total Current
218232
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£3,093,096
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1377263
Funds Restricted
3638604
Funds Total
5015867
Count Employees
89
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
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
22 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
6410244
Income Investments
41374
Income Other
69522
Income Total Income And Endowments
6521140
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£26,669
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£6,379,212
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6405881
Expenditure Investment Management
1075
Expenditure Grants Institution
2041132
Expenditure Governance
7667
Expenditure Support Costs
619320
Expenditure Depreciation
13343
Gain Loss Investment
31679
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-83321
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,294,639
Assets Total Fixed
1228383
Assets Own Use
22130
Assets Long Term Investment
1206253
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,848,808
Assets Total Liabilities
£186,215
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,890,976
Creditors One Year Total Current
186215
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£3,648,327
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1316769
Funds Restricted
3574207
Funds Total
4890976
Count Employees
81
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
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
27 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
6828303
Income Investments
5603
Income Other
77506
Income Total Income And Endowments
6911412
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£6,068,141
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6068141
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
523793
Expenditure Support Costs
523793
Expenditure Depreciation
12766
Gain Loss Investment
-25177
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
12766
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,000,585
Assets Total Fixed
1539930
Assets Own Use
171176
Assets Long Term Investment
1368754
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,357,307
Assets Total Liabilities
£153,199
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,744,038
Creditors One Year Total Current
153199
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£3,067,363
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1171761
Funds Restricted
3572277
Funds Total
4744038
Count Employees
84
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
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
11 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
4691156
Income Investments
6761
Income Other
55866
Income Total Income And Endowments
4753783
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,009,572
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4009572
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
541711
Expenditure Support Costs
541711
Expenditure Depreciation
11541
Gain Loss Investment
194006
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
11540
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£858,694
Assets Total Fixed
1491960
Assets Own Use
171007
Assets Long Term Investment
1320953
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,867,766
Assets Total Liabilities
£533,235
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,826,491
Creditors One Year Total Current
533235
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£2,693,600
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1029701
Funds Restricted
2796790
Funds Total
3826491
Count Employees
73
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Rochdale
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Oldham
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Tameside
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
117
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Other Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ACTION TOGETHER CIO
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2016-02-10T00:00:00
Charity Name
ACTION TOGETHER CIO
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2017-12-12T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number
3104353
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1063577
Assoc Charity Name
VOLUNTARY ACTION OLDHAM LIMITED
Charity Name
ACTION TOGETHER CIO
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2017-12-12T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number
5026014
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1148056
Assoc Charity Name
COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY ACTION TAMESIDE

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - Association Registered 10 Feb 2016 as amended on 09 Oct 2020 as amended on 02 Feb 2023
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF OLDHAM AND TAMESIDE AND THESURROUNDING AREA (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE “AREA OF BENEFIT”) AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE.(2) TO PROMOTE, ORGANISE AND FACILITATE CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING BETWEEN THIRD SECTOR, STATUTORY AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.(3) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE:(A) “THIRD SECTOR” MEANS CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES;(B) “CHARITIES” ARE ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLEPURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES;(C) “VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES” ARE INDEPENDENTORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THECOMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICHARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION.VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES DO NOT INCLUDE LOCALGOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
566744
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
ACTION TOGETHER

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff