CREATE STRENGTH GROUP — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 16 February 2021
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £425,096
Latest expenditure: £329,807
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: The Cellar Trust, Annexe, Farfield Road, Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD18 4QP

Website recorded by the regulator: https://createstrengthgroup.org/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Create Strength Group provides support to chronic users of cannabis, spice and legal highs and their families. We host mutual aid support groups across West Yorkshire and online, where experience and advice are shared in a safe, non-judgemental, abstinence-based user led environment. The group's services also includes training and research.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 25 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 25 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £425,096
Total Gross Expenditure: £329,807

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 10 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £354,289
Total Gross Expenditure: £189,423

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 18 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 18 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £99,338
Total Gross Expenditure: £67,875

Fin Period Start Date: 16 February 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 25 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 25 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £55,279
Total Gross Expenditure: £38,660

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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: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 25 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £425,096
Total Gross Expenditure: £329,807
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 274820
Income From Government Grants: £20,000
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: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 10 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £354,289
Total Gross Expenditure: £189,423
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Contracts: 64999
Income From Government Grants: £118,545
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other 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: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 18 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £99,338
Total Gross Expenditure: £67,875
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 21667
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 16 February 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £55,279
Total Gross Expenditure: £38,660
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: 12

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

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

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CREATE STRENGTH GROUP
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2021-02-16T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 16 Feb 2021
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARETHE RELIEF OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL SICKNESS OF PERSONS IN NEED BY REASON OF ADDICTION TO CANNABIS, SPICE, NOVEL PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES (NPS - PREVIOUSLY REFERRED TO AS ‘LEGAL HIGHS’) AND OTHER SUBSTANCES AND TO PROMOTE THEIR REHABILITATION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:-1)THE PROVISION OF MUTUAL AID GROUP SUPPORT AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION, GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE TO THOSE CLOSE TO OR WITH AN INTEREST IN SUCH ADDICTIONS, THEIR FAMILIES AND CONCERNED OTHERS;2)DELIVERING A SERIES OF LOCAL MEETINGS TO PROMOTE ABSTINENCE FROM DRUG USE, SHARE BEST PRACTISE AND PROVIDE SUPPORT INFORMATION AND ADVICE; 3)WORKING WITH GROUPS OF A SIMILAR NATURE AND EXCHANGE INFORMATION, ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE WITH THEM, INCLUDING COOPERATION WITH OTHER VOLUNTARY BODIES, CHARITIES, STATUTORY AND NON-STATUTORY ORGANISATIONS TO ACHIEVE OUR OBJECTS;4)SUPPORTING SOCIAL INTERACTION / INCLUSION AND AWARENESS OF; THE REASONS, SYMPTOMS AND CONSEQUENCES OF CONTEMPORARY DRUG USE, PARTICULARLY REGARDING THE THREE MAIN SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE BASES FOUND WITHIN OUR MEMBERSHIP; NAMELY CANNABIS, SPICE AND LEGAL HIGHS;5)PROMOTING A RANGE OF TRANSFERABLE SKILLS WITHIN OUR MEMBERSHIP AND THE COMMUNITY, SUCH AS; EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS, CONFIDENCE AND SOCIAL SKILLS, IT AND MEDIA SKILLS AND RESPONSIBILITY AND ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS. TO ENCOURAGE, DEVELOP AND SUPPORT THE PURSUIT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING WITHIN OUR MEMBERSHIP. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures