01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 21 November 2025
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 59 CHURCH ROAD, LAVERSTOCK, SALISBURY, SP1 1QY
Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.ittakesavillage.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
ITAV is an organisation run by adopters for adopters offering support and connections for adoptive families and prospective adopters who have been approved by panel (Stage 2 adopters). Its purpose is to nurture peer-led communities that grow local adoption networks, enabling families to support each other.
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
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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
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- IT TAKES A VILLAGE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2025-11-21T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 21 Nov 2025
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO, TO BE CARRIED OUT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF ENGLAND AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE, ARE:TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF, AND PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF, ADOPTIVE PARENTS AND ADOPTED CHILDREN THROUGH THE PROVISION OFSUPPORT AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO REDUCE FAMILY ISOLATION, INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF TRAUMA AND OFFER MUTUAL PEER-BASED SUPPORT, INPARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY:A) SUPPORT AND TRAINING TO ADOPTIVE PARENTS, AND THE FRIENDS, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY NETWORKS AROUND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES;B) SUPPORT TO EXISTING COMMUNITY PEER-LED ADOPTER GROUPS;C) SIGNPOSTING TO, AND DEVELOPMENT OF, RESPITE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADOPTIVE FAMILIES;D) GUIDANCE TO ASSIST IN THE EDUCATION OF PROFESSIONALS WHO SUPPORT ADOPTIVE FAMILIES;E) ACTIVITIES FOR ADOPTIVE CHILDREN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS;F) SELF-CARE OPPORTUNITIES TO FOR ADOPTIVE PARENTS;G) ADVOCACY SERVICES FOR ADOPTIVE PARENTS.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE THE TERM ‘ADOPTIVE PARENTS’ INCLUDES THOSE WHO HAVE ADOPTED CHILDREN, THOSE PREPARING TO ADOPT CHILDREN AND THOSE WHO HAVE JOINED AN ADOPTIVE FAMILY SUCH AS STEP-PARENTS.
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures