CRITICAL SUPPORT — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 1 March 2023
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 29 February 2024 – 28 February 2025
Latest income: £592,034
Latest expenditure: £542,740
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 8 THRALE ROAD, LONDON, SW16 1NZ

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 29 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 12 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 12 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £592,034
Total Gross Expenditure: £542,740

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 4 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 4 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £519,786
Total Gross Expenditure: £488,910

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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: 29 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2025
Ar Received Date: 12 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £592,034
Total Gross Expenditure: £542,740
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £9,804
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2024
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2024
Ar Received Date: 4 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £519,786
Total Gross Expenditure: £488,910
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: Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 29 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2025
Ar Received Date: 12 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 592034
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 592034
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £32,211
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £510,529
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 542740
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2880
Expenditure Support Costs: 1132
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £80,170
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £287,527
Assets Total Liabilities: £207,357
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £80,170
Creditors One Year Total Current: 207357
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £32,836
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 254683
Funds Restricted: -174513
Funds Total: 80170
Count Employees: 2
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2024
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2024
Ar Received Date: 4 February 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 519786
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 519786
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £18,983
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £469,927
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 488910
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3000
Expenditure Support Costs: 3688
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £10,919
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £39,953
Assets Total Liabilities: £9,077
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £30,876
Creditors One Year Total Current: 9077
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £35,453
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 10919
Funds Restricted: 19957
Funds Total: 30876
Count Employees: 1
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CRITICAL SUPPORT
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2023-03-01T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 01 Mar 2023
Charitable Objects: THE RELIEF OR PREVENTION OF POVERTY AMONGST PEOPLE IN LONDON OR IN OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ABROAD IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME-TO-TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) WORKING WITH SUPERMARKETS AND ORGANISATIONS TO PROMOTE FOOD-WASTE REDUCTION, BY FACILITATING THE COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO PEOPLE SUFFERING FOOD POVERTY;B) PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED;C) PROVIDING TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED WITH A FOCUS ON, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, REFUGEES IN NEED FROM UKRAINE; ANDD) SUCH OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES AND THE SUPPORT OF OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO RELIEVE OR PREVENT POVERTY AND HARDSHIP.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 665534
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CRITICAL SUPPORT C.I.C.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures