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CCEW Charity Commission profile

COMMON SENSE MEDIA

Registered charity 1188840 · organisation 5142809

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
31 March 2020
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
12115998
Financial period
1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income
£225,540
Latest expenditure
£186,499
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Trowers and Hamlins LLP, 3 Bunhill Row, LONDON, EC1Y 8YZ

Website recorded by the regulator: http://commonsensemedia.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity is set-up to advance the education for the public benefit by, primarily, carrying out research, raising awareness and providing educational curriculum and other information for children aged five to seventeen and their parents living in England and Wales to assist them in navigating the digital world and ensure their digital well-being,

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received
21 May 2026
Date Accounts Received
21 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£225,540
Total Gross Expenditure
£186,499
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received
15 May 2025
Date Accounts Received
15 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£63,960
Total Gross Expenditure
£165,478
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received
23 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£14,118
Total Gross Expenditure
£87,881
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received
24 May 2023
Date Accounts Received
24 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£242,823
Total Gross Expenditure
£37,932
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received
15 June 2022
Date Accounts Received
15 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£54,392
Total Gross Expenditure
£58,540

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Due Date
31 May 2026
Ar Received Date
21 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£225,540
Total Gross Expenditure
£186,499
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
4820
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
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
15 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£63,960
Total Gross Expenditure
£165,478
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
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Due Date
31 May 2024
Ar Received Date
23 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£14,118
Total Gross Expenditure
£87,881
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
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Due Date
31 May 2023
Ar Received Date
24 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£242,823
Total Gross Expenditure
£37,932
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
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Due Date
31 May 2022
Ar Received Date
15 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£54,392
Total Gross Expenditure
£58,540
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
0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
COMMON SENSE MEDIA
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2020-03-31T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15 JUL 2019
Charitable Objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY CARRYING OUT RESEARCH, RAISING AWARENESS AND PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM AND OTHER INFORMATION FOR CHILDREN AGED FIVE TO SEVENTEEN AND THEIR PARENTS LIVING IN ENGLAND AND WALES TO ASSIST THEM IN NAVIGATING THE DIGITAL WORLD AND TO ENSURE THEIR DIGITAL WELL-BEING, WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF OVERSEEING THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY AND PUBLIC POLICY IN ORDER TO IMPROVE CHILDREN'S WELL-BEING.