CCEW Charity Commission profile

FRIENDS OF ERLESTOKE PRISON

Registered charity 1201388 · organisation 5202751

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
19 December 2022
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income
£55,482
Latest expenditure
£46,471
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: H M Prison, Westbury Road, Erlestoke, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 5TU

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Working in partnership with the prison management team, the organisation provides initiatives which areproven to support offenders with the challenges of resettlement and rehabilitation. With these initiativeswe help offenders face up to the impact of their crimes and help them develop skills and behaviours whichwill make them better able to find employment when they leave prison.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received
18 August 2026
Date Accounts Received
18 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£55,482
Total Gross Expenditure
£46,471
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
28 July 2025
Date Accounts Received
28 July 2025
Total Gross Income
£46,871
Total Gross Expenditure
£27,465
Fin Period Start Date
19 December 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
6 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
6 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£291,643
Total Gross Expenditure
£21,290

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Due Date
31 January 2027
Ar Received Date
18 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£55,482
Total Gross Expenditure
£46,471
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
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
30
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
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
28 July 2025
Total Gross Income
£46,871
Total Gross Expenditure
£27,465
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
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
19 December 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
6 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£291,643
Total Gross Expenditure
£21,290
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
25

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Wiltshire
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
303
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Other Finance
Classification Code
117
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Other Charitable Purposes

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
FRIENDS OF ERLESTOKE PRISON
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2022-12-19T00:00:00
Charity Name
FRIENDS OF ERLESTOKE PRISON
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2023-08-07T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number
5028754
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1147582
Assoc Charity Name
FRIENDS OF ERLESTOKE PRISON

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 19 Dec 2022
Charitable Objects
TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE REHABILITATION OF PRISONERS WHO ARE OR HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN PRISONERS AT HMP ERLESTOKE, BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS AND SERVICES AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT AND IN CONSULTATION WITH THE PRISON GOVERNORS/GOVERNING BODY.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures