Projects Against Plastic — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 15 October 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £3,000
Latest expenditure: £2,200
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: OFFICE 2 T&L BUSINESS PARK, WINTERSTOKE ROAD, BS23 3YS

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Plastic Pollution Awareness Organize Awareness Workshops for the Catering Industry, Educational Institute & Communities Youth Activity - Organise Tree Planting, Beach Cleaning, Litter Picking activity to engage with youth and BAME Communities Explore/ Research Alternatives against the usage of Single-use Plastic.Social media Campaign to raise further awareness.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 17 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 17 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £3,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,200

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 1 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 1 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,500
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,150

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 10 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £5,500
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,300

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 21 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 22 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £5,500
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,850

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 24 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,500

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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 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 17 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £3,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,200
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: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 1 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,500
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,150
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: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 10 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £5,500
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,300
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: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 21 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £5,500
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,850
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: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,500
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: 15

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: Projects Against Plastic
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2018-10-15T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 15 Oct 2018 as amended on 07 Jan 2023 as amended on 26 Apr 2024
Charitable Objects: I) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: (A) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OF PLASTIC USE BOTH IN TERMS OF THE IMPLICATIONS OF PLASTIC POLLUTION FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, AND THE IMPACTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS ASSOCIATED WITH PLASTIC POLLUTION.(B) IDENTIFYING BIODEGRADABLE, COMPOSTABLE, OR OTHER POLLUTION-REDUCING ALTERNATIVES TO PLASTICS AND PROMOTING THEIR USE IN THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS COMMERCIAL SECTOR. (C) RESEARCHING, IDENTIFYING AND PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS WHICH AIM TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE PLASTIC POLLUTION IN THE ENVIRONMENT. II) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, FOCUSSING ON THE PROBLEM OF PLASTIC USE AND POLLUTION, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROVIDING SEMINARS/LECTURES/WORKSHOPS ABOUT PLASTIC USE, ITS CONSEQUENCES AND ALTERNATIVESB) COLLABORATING WITH UNIVERSITIES AND EDUCATION PROVIDERSC) PRODUCING A WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 599866
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: PLASTIC POLLUTION AWARENESS & ACTION PROJECTS

Charity Name Id: 599867
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: PPAAP

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures