01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 23 July 2026
- 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: 3 BENSON QUAY, LONDON, E1W 3TR
Website recorded by the regulator: purplevelvet.press (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The object of Purple Velvet Press is, for the public benefit, to advance education, in particular but notexclusively among children, young people and people who face barriers to educational opportunity,through literacy, reading, creative and critical writing, storytelling, oral and written communication,media literacy and publishing literacy.In furtherance of that object but not otherwise,
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 204
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- PURPLE VELVET PRESS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2026-07-23T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 23 Jul 2026 as amended on 05 Aug 2026
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECT OF PURPLE VELVET PRESS IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONG CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND PEOPLE WHO FACE BARRIERS TO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY, THROUGH LITERACY, READING, CREATIVE AND CRITICAL WRITING, STORYTELLING, ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION, MEDIA LITERACY AND PUBLISHING LITERACY.IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT OBJECT BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE CHARITY MAY PROVIDE STRUCTURED WORKSHOPS, COURSES, MENTORING, LEARNING RESOURCES, LIBRARIES, TALKS AND EVENTS; DEVELOP AND SHARE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS; AND WORK WITH SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS AND OTHER PARTNERS.
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures