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Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 0
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -16 ?

CHOICES AND VENTURES LTD

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyEnvironment/conservation/heritageEconomic/community Development/employmentWhoChildren/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankindHowMakes Grants To IndividualsMakes Gr
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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • This charity appears to be dormant
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/12/23£0£0£0
31/12/22*£0£0£0
31/12/21£0£0£0
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years
(7 years as a company)

widemarshenterprises@live.co.uk

01432352010

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Herefordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
  • GARY RIAN WILLIAMS Appointed: 2020
  • PETER ALAN MAYBURY (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director
  • RAYMOND DAVID SHORTHOUSE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/11/2020, number: 1192154
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/09/2017, number: 10978258
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; AR22: 228 days late,
Main office

Unit 1-2
Three Elms Trading Estate
HEREFORD
HR4 9PU

Objectives

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION TO INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:- A) COMMUNITY EDUCATION; B) TRAINING AND LIFELONG LEARNING; C) THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUAL CAPABILITIES, COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING. 2. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS/FUNDS AT PREDETERMINED PERIODS OF THE YEAR (AS SET BY THE BOARD) USUALLY TWICE YEARLY, TO HELP OUR BENEFICIARIES WITH FUNDS FOR RECREATIONAL PURSUITS OR TRAINING TO BRING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE TO A REASONABLE STANDARD OR BY PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES WHERE APPROPRIATE, IF OTHERWISE COULD NOT BE AFFORDED. 3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY; A) THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP THROUGH OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY WORK;B) THE PROMOTION OF VOLUNTEERING.4. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. IN THIS OBJECT, ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY OR PART OF SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY. 5. THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH AND WELL-BEING FOR VULNERABLE ADULTS, PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE.6. THE FURTHERANCE OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DETERMINE INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF GRANTS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

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Charity Commission for England and Wales

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