OXFORDSHIRE DISCOVERY COLLEGE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 8 November 2021
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £51,995
Latest expenditure: £82,827
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Makespace, Royal Scot House, 99 Station Road, DIDCOT, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NN

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Oxfordshire Discovery College provides informal learning programmes to children and young people, along with their parents, carers and professionals, on mental health topics. These programmes are designed and delivered by Experts-by-Training and Experts-by-Experience, to develop resilience, skills, understanding and support networks, and to improve wellbeing.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 4 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 4 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £51,995
Total Gross Expenditure: £82,827

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 10 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £78,618
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,384

Fin Period Start Date: 8 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 11 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 11 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £76,757
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,856

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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: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 4 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £51,995
Total Gross Expenditure: £82,827
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £5,826
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: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £78,618
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,384
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £6,000
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: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 8 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 11 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £76,757
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,856
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £23,566
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

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: OXFORDSHIRE DISCOVERY COLLEGE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2021-11-08T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 08 Nov 2021
Charitable Objects: ● THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES IN OXFORDSHIRE AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING OR ARE AFFECTED BY, OR WHO ARE AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING OR BEING AFFECTED BY, MENTAL DISTRESS AND DISORDER IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING LIVED-EXPERIENCE-LED OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN, CONNECT AND GAIN SKILLS● THE PROMOTION OF THE PRESERVATION OF GOOD MENTAL HEALTH TO THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING, DISSEMINATING INFORMATION, RAISING AWARENESS AND CHALLENGING STIGMA● THE ADVANCEMENT OF CO-PRODUCTION OF SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR TO BODIES AND AGENCIES BY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, RAISING AWARENESS AND SHARING GOOD PRACTICEFOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, ?CO-PRODUCTION? MEANS THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, DELIVERY AND EVALUATION OF SERVICES BY THE STAKEHOLDERS WHO MIGHT ULTIMATELY USE AND BENEFIT FROM THEM.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures