INDEPENDENT-ME — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Double Default
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 9 August 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2021 – 31 March 2022
Latest income: £150
Latest expenditure: £150
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: OFFICE 8, 2 West Road, LANCASTER, LA1 5PG

02 Activities

What the charity does

Advice, guidance and support to disabled citizens and carers in Welfare Benefit claims and appeal, advice and support in accessing social care, financial management

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

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024

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 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £150
Total Gross Expenditure: £150

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: 22 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 27 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,000

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
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 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £150
Total Gross Expenditure: £150
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: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 22 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £3,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £3,000
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: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2019
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2021
Ar Received Date: 22 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £7,500
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,500
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £7,500
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR19
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2018
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2019
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2020
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2020
Total Gross Income: £1,700
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,690
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: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR18
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2017
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2018
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2019
Ar Received Date: 1 July 2019
Total Gross Income: £14,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,000
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: 2

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

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

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

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

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: INDEPENDENT-ME
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2016-08-09T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Association Registered 09 Aug 2016
Charitable Objects: THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG DISABLED PEOPLE IN LANCASTER AND MORECAMBE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING DISABLED, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:- ESTABLISHING USER LED FORUMS AND NETWORKS THAT WILL ENABLE PARTICIPATION BY DISABLED PEOPLE IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES;- WORKING WITH LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF EQUALITY ISSUES AND TO ADAPT THEIR SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE;- PROVIDING TRAINING TO DISABLED PEOPLE WHICH WILL ENABLE THEM TO GAIN CONFIDENCE AND PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY;- PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ADVICE.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Volunteer management