01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 31 October 2024
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 31 October 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £17,194
- Latest expenditure
- £3,285
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 306 LOWER LUTON ROAD, WHEATHAMPSTEAD, ST. ALBANS, AL4 8HT
Website recorded by the regulator: www.hitchinchoices.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Provision of youth club services for young people aged 13-26 with Down's Syndrome or learning disabilities.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £17,194
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,285
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 4 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £17,194
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,285
- 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
- 12
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Hertfordshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 115
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- HITCHIN CHOICES
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2024-10-31T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 31 Oct 2024
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 13-26 WITH DOWN’S SYNDROME OR LEARNING DISABILITIES, INCLUDING THEIR FAMILIES, HELPERS AND CARERS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN THE AREA OF HITCHIN, HERTFORDSHIRE IN PARTICULAR BY:- PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;- HELPING THEM DEVELOP SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND FUNCTIONAL INDIVIDUALS AND ATTAIN THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
09 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures