CCEW Charity Commission profile

DEMENTIA ACTIVE

Registered charity 1195246 · organisation 5172987

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
21 July 2021
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income
£364,904
Latest expenditure
£381,971
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: Dementia Active, 7 Manor Park, Jugglers Close, BANBURY, Oxfordshire, OX16 3TB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.dementiactive.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Dementia Active is a charity with an established track record in providing social activity groups for people who have a diagnosis of dementia. Dementia is an illness which can isolate people from former friends. The value of spending time with others who can share this sense of isolation cannot be overestimated.

03 Official extract

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
29 September 2025
Date Accounts Received
29 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£364,904
Total Gross Expenditure
£381,971
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 September 2024
Date Accounts Received
10 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£320,214
Total Gross Expenditure
£325,022
Fin Period Start Date
21 July 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
4 August 2023
Date Accounts Received
4 August 2023
Total Gross Income
£164,493
Total Gross Expenditure
£127,969

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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
29 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£364,904
Total Gross Expenditure
£381,971
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
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
15
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 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£320,214
Total Gross Expenditure
£325,022
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
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
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
21 July 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
4 August 2023
Total Gross Income
£164,493
Total Gross Expenditure
£127,969
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
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£1,000
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
10

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Northamptonshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Oxfordshire
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
DEMENTIA ACTIVE
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2021-07-21T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 21 Jul 2021
Charitable Objects
TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH DEMENTIA AND RELATED CONDITIONS LIVING IN BANBURY AND SURROUNDING AREAS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A. PROVIDING SUPPORT, PRACTICAL ADVICE AND A SAFE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY ENGAGE IN RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO STIMULATE MEMORY AND HELP MAINTAIN COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING, ALONG WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO SOCIALISE AND FORM FRIENDSHIPS.B. PROVIDING TRANSPORT TO ACTIVITY SESSIONS AND DAY TRIPS.C. OFFERING SUPPORT AND RESPITE TO CARERS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA AND RELATED CONDITIONS.D. WORKING IN ASSOCIATION AND LIAISON WITH OTHER CHARITIES AND ORGANISATIONS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES WHICH BENEFIT PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CARERS.

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Charity Policy

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Social media policy and procedures
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Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries