COLOURFUL BEGINNINGS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Overdue
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 25 July 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 2 April 2023 – 1 April 2024
Latest income: £0
Latest expenditure: £0
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 8 MAPLE ROAD, GRAYS, RM17 6LB

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The relief of need of those parents and families with premature and or sick babies on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the UK by providing NICU experiences care packages to these families throughout the year and Christmas care packages to families at hospitals including but not limited to Queens Hospital Romford.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 1 February 2026

Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 1 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 10 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 1 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 10 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 1 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 20 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 20 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,469
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,199

Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 1 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 25 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £637
Total Gross Expenditure: £625

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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: 2 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 1 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
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: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 1 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 10 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
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: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 1 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 20 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,469
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,199
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: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 1 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £637
Total Gross Expenditure: £625
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: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 25 July 2019
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2020
Ar Due Date: 1 February 2021
Ar Received Date: 28 December 2020
Total Gross Income: £5,417
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,477
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: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: COLOURFUL BEGINNINGS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2019-07-25T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 25 Jul 2019
Charitable Objects: THE RELIEF OF NEED OF THOSE PARENTS AND FAMILIES WITH PREMATURE AND OR SICK BABIES ON THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IN THE UK BY PROVIDING NICU EXPERIENCES CARE PACKAGES TO THESE FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND CHRISTMAS CARE PACKAGES TO FAMILIES AT HOSPITALS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO QUEEN’S HOSPITAL ROMFORD

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

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

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures