# PARTICIPATE PROJECTS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1147520
- **Other names:** PARTICIPATE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** May 30, 2012
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1147520


## Contact

- **Address:** Oakfield Business Centre, 39 Carr Lane, SHIPLEY, West Yorkshire
- **Postcode:** BD18 2NQ
- **Phone:** 01274288010
- **Email:** info@participateprojects.org.uk
- **Website:** www.participateprojects.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(1)  TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ENGLAND AND WALES (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE “AREA OF BENEFIT”) AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS TO ENABLE THEM TO ACCESS CHARITABLE SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENT, LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND FROM PRIVATE “FOR PROFIT” ORGANISATIONS TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE.(2) THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES AND THE EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES BY CHARITABLE AND NON-CHARITABLE BODIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.(3)  TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES (NOT REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY) FOR EDUCATION PURPOSES AT THEIR SCHOOLS.(4)  THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY PROVIDING SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.(5)  TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.(6) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.(7) TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; AND (8) TO PROMOTE 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 – “SOCIAL EXCLUDED” MEANS “BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY – BY UNDERTAKING CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES WHICH ASSIST THOSE WHOSE ABILITY TO ACCESS THE INTERNET AND OTHER DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL BENEFIT IS LIMITED BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE."THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS" MEANS CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES.  •         CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES. •         VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES ARE TYPES OF INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.   SOCIAL ENTERPRISES ARE DISTINCTIVE FROM TRADITIONAL CHARITIES OR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN THAT THEY GENERATE THE MAJORITY, IF NOT ALL, OF THEIR INCOME THROUGH THE TRADING OF GOODS OR SERVICES RATHER THAN THROUGH DONATIONS.

**Activities:** We support organisations, projects and people in the most disadvantaged communities. We help them to implement ideas and tackle issues that affect them; we do this by offering them direct support from our team and by offering them access to specialist resources from the private sector. We work with individuals, schools, community projects, social enterprises and other charities.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £626907 | £506757 | £409834 | 10 |
| March 31, 2024 | £474895 | £450293 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £561261 | £472865 | £265082 | 13 |
| March 31, 2022 | £384987 | £383838 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £308065 | £217224 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Susan Elizabeth Mendoza** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 15, 2017
- Aston Cookson — appointed March 3, 2025
- MICHAEL JAMES IAN FORBES — appointed June 18, 2012
- OSMAN GONDAL — appointed Nov. 9, 2023
- Paris Daniel — appointed Nov. 9, 2023
- Sharon Orr — appointed Feb. 7, 2025