# OLIVE  COMMUNITY PROJECT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1155574
- **Other names:** THE OLIVE PROJECT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 30, 2014
- **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=1155574


## Contact

- **Address:** Olive Branch, 2C Castle Street, STOCKPORT, Cheshire
- **Postcode:** SK3 9AB
- **Phone:** 01614762429
- **Email:** olivecommunityproject@gmail.com
- **Website:** https://www.facebook.com/pages/olivecommunityproject



## Activities

**Objects:** 1.TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF EDGELEY,STOCKPORT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH,AGE,INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT,FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC ATLARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.2.THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED,BY REASON OF OLD AGE,ILL-HEALTH,DISABILITY,FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE IN EDGELEY,STOCKPORT,THROUGH SIGNPOSTING OR INTRODUCING THEM TO HEALTH,SOCIAL AND OTHER SERVICES,AND ASSISTING AND SUPPORTING THEM IN ACCESSING SUCH SERVICES,BOTH THROUGH TRADITIONAL MEANS AND VIA THE INTERNET.3.TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION IN EDGELEY,STOCKPORT 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.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY,OR PARTS OF SOCIETY,AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS:UNEMPLOYMENT;FINANCIAL HARDSHIP;YOUTH OR OLD AGE;ILL HEALTH(PHYSICAL OR MENTAL);SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS;DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX,RACE,DISABILITY,ETHNIC ORIGIN,RELIGION,BELIEF,CREED,SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER REASSIGNMENT;POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT;RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN;POOR HOUSING(THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS;CRIME(EITHERAS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY)4.TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN EDGELEY, STOCKPORT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.

**Activities:** We are a small charity focused on the needs of Edgeley, Stockport; particularly those who are isolated or excluded, through lack of money, skills, health or access to technology. We offer support through simple, practical means: simply listening, helping people access relevant services or develop basic skills, involving them socially and through volunteering, or offering emergency support.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Stockport



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £53963 | £57115 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £45423 | £36171 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £25685 | £35033 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £26552 | £25745 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £34629 | £19713 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **CHRISTINE CHEETHAM** (Chair) — appointed April 24, 2023
- Margaret Jones — appointed Jan. 24, 2023
- REBECCA ALLEN — appointed Nov. 13, 2023
- Rev Steve Hough — appointed Oct. 1, 2014
- Sarah Jane Booth — appointed March 2, 2014