01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 28 February 2024
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 31 August 2024 – 30 August 2025
- Latest income
- £3,490
- Latest expenditure
- £10,769
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 190, STANDHILLS ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, 190, STANDHIL
02 Activities
What the charity does
We provide a service to young people aged 14. -25 years, training and supporting them in achieving the DofE Award. We cover all sections of the Award, volunteering, physical, skill, expeditions and residential. Through this we support their learning with confidence building in life skills, their own wellbeing and supporting them for their life ahead.
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,490
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,769
- Fin Period Start Date
- 28 February 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £9,506
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,265
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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
- 31 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 17 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,490
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,769
- 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
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 28 February 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £9,506
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,265
- 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
- 5
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Dudley
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- Merry Hill Open Award Unit
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2025-10-08T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 515615
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 515615
- Assoc Charity Name
- DUDLEY DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD ASSOCIATION
- Charity Name
- Merry Hill Open Award Unit
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2024-02-28T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 28 Feb 2024 as amended on 25 Mar 2024
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECT OF MERRY HILL DOFE OPEN AWARD UNIT (MHDOFEOAU) IS TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE IN DUDLEY, AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD AND THEREBY DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.
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Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 678569
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- MERRY HILL DOFE OPEN AWARD UNIT
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves 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 policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling