01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 23 July 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: 21 Ellis Square, Selsey, CHICHESTER, West Sussex, PO20 0ay
Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.the-acw.org/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Association for Community Wellbeing (ACW) directly delivers community-based services for people living with dementia, disabilities and additional needs, alongside families and unpaid carers. We provide dementia support, SEND activities, practical life skills and social opportunities. Our work promotes independence, wellbeing, inclusion and early intervention through accessible local services.
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- West Sussex
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 116
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Recreation
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- 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
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BUDDIES PATHWAYS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2025-07-23T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 23 Jul 2025
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA, ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE, OR LEARNING DISABILITIES, AND TO RELIEVE AND PREVENT STRESS AMONG THEIR UNPAID CARERS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.THIS WILL BE DONE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:•FUNDING OR SUBSIDISING PLACEMENTS AT DEMENTIA-FRIENDLY AND SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITIES (SEND) DAY CENTRES;•ORGANISING OR FUNDING ACCESSIBLE HOLIDAY CLUBS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS;•PROVIDING OR FUNDING PRACTICAL SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING CLEANING AND DOMESTIC HELP, TO ENABLE VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS TO MAINTAIN SAFE AND INDEPENDENT LIVING CONDITIONS;•OFFERING ADVICE, SIGNPOSTING, AND PEER SUPPORT GROUPS FOR UNPAID CARERS;•RAISING AWARENESS AND PROMOTING INCLUSION AND UNDERSTANDING OF DEMENTIA AND DISABILITY WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
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Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 717598
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- The Association of Community Wellbeing
- Charity Name Id
- 705922
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- The Care Pod Pathways
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures