NORTHAMPTON GUARDIANS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 4 October 2022
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £18,282
Latest expenditure: £16,165
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 31 EASTON LANE, BOZEAT, WELLINGBOROUGH, NN29 7NN

Website recorded by the regulator: www.northamptonguardians.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Northampton Guardians operate a safe-guarding service in the night-time economy, each weekend in Northampton Town centre. Our services include simple support such as providing water, flip flops or phone charging, and extend to providing a safe space for people, basic first aid, safe-guarding of vulnerable people, and ensuring that anyone vulnerable has a safe way home.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 15 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 15 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £18,282
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,165

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: 8 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 8 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £15,061
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,426

Fin Period Start Date: 4 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 2 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 3 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £14,331
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,970

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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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 15 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £18,282
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,165
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: 21

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 8 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £15,061
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,426
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: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 4 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 2 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £14,331
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,970
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: 25

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: NORTHAMPTON GUARDIANS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2022-10-04T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 04 Oct 2022
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN NORTHAMPTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE VULNERABLE OR OTHERWISE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR ENGAGEMENT WITH NORTHAMPTON’S NIGHT-TIME ECONOMY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF SAFEGUARDING SERVICES INCLUDING VOLUNTEER PATROLS, A SAFE SPACE IN WHICH EMOTIONAL AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT CAN BE DELIVERED, ENSURING SAFE PASSAGE HOME AND THE PROVISION OF BASIC FIRST AID.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures