ENGLISH+ — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 19 October 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £156,500
Latest expenditure: £191,007
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 110A TRINITY STREET, NORWICH, NR2 2BJ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

We are English Plus, a Christian charity that supports new communities in Norwich to learn English, form friendships and to make this city a home. We welcome anyone who finds themselves isolated by lack of English language including refugees and asylum seekers; beginners and advanced; young and old; all faiths and none.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 15 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 15 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £156,500
Total Gross Expenditure: £191,007

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 4 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 4 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £147,733
Total Gross Expenditure: £144,354

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 24 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £192,756
Total Gross Expenditure: £135,743

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 28 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 28 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £133,851
Total Gross Expenditure: £109,557

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 20 August 2021
Date Accounts Received: 20 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £137,493
Total Gross Expenditure: £93,077

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 15 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £156,500
Total Gross Expenditure: £191,007
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £20,833
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: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 4 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £147,733
Total Gross Expenditure: £144,354
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 24 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £192,756
Total Gross Expenditure: £135,743
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: 51

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £133,851
Total Gross Expenditure: £109,557
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: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 20 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £137,493
Total Gross Expenditure: £93,077
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: 40

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: ENGLISH+
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2016-10-19T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 19 Oct 2016 as amended on 09 Apr 2025
Charitable Objects: In furtherance of Christian principles and in accordance with the statement of faith, the object of the CIO is the promotion of social inclusion for the public benefit of non-native residents in the united kingdom who are socially isolated on the grounds of their social or economic position, in particular but not exclusively refugees and those seeking asylum and sanctuary, by providing education and training in the English language and in vocational skills, supporting and relieving the needs of such individuals and assisting them to integrate into society and reduce isolation.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures