01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 3 April 2024
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 3 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £51,228
- Latest expenditure
- £37,960
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: St. Michael & All Angels, Coach Lane, Witton Gilbert, DURHAM, DH7 6SX
Website recorded by the regulator: www.breathingspace.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
A health and wellbeing charity based in and around St Michael's church, Witton Gilbert, for adults and children of all faiths and none, non-discriminatory, and utilizing the '5 Ways to Wellbeing' approach. A wide spectrum of guided activities is provided, including mindfulness, ecotherapy, art, walk and talk, folk singing, creative writing, walk for life, woodland conservation and forest school.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 3 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £51,228
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £37,960
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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
- 3 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 5 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £51,228
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £37,960
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 3000
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,000
- 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
- 7
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Durham
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BREATHING SPACE
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2024-05-14T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (incor)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5027515
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1148676
- Assoc Charity Name
- BREATHING SPACE
- Charity Name
- BREATHING SPACE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2024-04-03T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 03 Apr 2024
- Charitable Objects
- 1)TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS (INCLUDING ISSUES AROUND MENTAL, PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING, AS RECOGNISED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION) IN WITTON GILBERT, SURROUNDING VILLAGES AND THE WIDER NORTH EAST REGION, BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO SPACE, SERVICES, SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES IN AND AROUND THE CHURCH AND LAND OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, WITTON GILBERT AND OTHER LAND AND SPACES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.2)TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
09 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures