BARK CHARITY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 16 September 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 2 May 2024 – 1 May 2025
Latest income: £1,700
Latest expenditure: £500
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 102 SANDBOURNE AVENUE, LONDON, SW19 3EN

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY ASSISTING ORPHANS AND ELDERLY PEOPLE IN AFRICA MOSTLY ZIMBABWE'S RURAL AREAS BY TAKING MEASURES TO BRING RELIEF BY THE PROVISION OF FOOD, EMPOWERMENT, MEDICATION, EDUCATION,MENTAL HEALTH AND EMERGENCIES TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING IN THE UK THROUGH ORGANIZING ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE AWARENESS AMONG ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS THAT NEED SUPPORT IN MENTAL HEALTH

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 2 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 May 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 1 March 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 25 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 25 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,700
Total Gross Expenditure: £500

Fin Period Start Date: 2 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 May 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 1 March 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 15 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £710
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,940

Fin Period Start Date: 2 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 January 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 1 November 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 15 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,231
Total Gross Expenditure: £340

Fin Period Start Date: 2 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 January 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 1 November 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 27 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £458
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,800

Fin Period Start Date: 16 September 2019
Fin Period End Date: 1 January 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 1 November 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 16 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 16 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £8,905
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,116

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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: 2 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 May 2025
Ar Due Date: 1 March 2026
Ar Received Date: 25 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,700
Total Gross Expenditure: £500
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: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 2 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 May 2024
Ar Due Date: 1 March 2025
Ar Received Date: 15 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £710
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,940
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: Yes
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 2 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 January 2023
Ar Due Date: 1 November 2023
Ar Received Date: 15 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,231
Total Gross Expenditure: £340
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: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 2 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 January 2022
Ar Due Date: 1 November 2022
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £458
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,800
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 16 September 2019
Fin Period End Date: 1 January 2021
Ar Due Date: 1 November 2021
Ar Received Date: 16 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £8,905
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,116
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: 25

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Zimbabwe
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

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

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Coventry City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BARK CHARITY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2019-09-16T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 16 Sep 2019
Charitable Objects: FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED IN ZIMBABWE BY WAY OF BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY RELIEVING POVERTY, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND SPORT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS, CLOTHING, VOLUNTEERS TO UNDERTAKE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND THE PROMOTION AND SPONSORSHIP OF SPORTING ACTIVITIES

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures