# ABINGDON CAROUSEL

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1177322
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 26, 2018
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1177322


## Contact

- **Address:** Abingdon Carousel Family Centre, Caldecott Chase, ABINGDON, Oxfordshire
- **Postcode:** OX14 5GZ
- **Phone:** 01235 526691
- **Email:** manager@abingdoncarousel.org.uk
- **Website:** www.abingdoncarousel.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE DAILY CARE, RECREATION AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN DURING AND OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS AND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND RELIEVE THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY AMONGST RESIDENTS OF ABINGDON, OXFORDSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. (2) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES IN ABINGDON, OXFORDSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF SERVICES PARTICULARLY THOSE AIMED AT PROMOTING GOOD HEALTH, RELIEVING POVERTY AND HELPING PEOPLE MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS IN SOCIETY. (3) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF ABINGDON, OXFORDSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OR THE ASSISTANCE IN 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 DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

**Activities:** Carousel offers a variety of recreational, care, educational and adult development services.Service priorities are those which benefit families with children aged 0-5 years. Other family and community services are also offered under an umbrella approach that aims to be relevant to the community as a whole.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** LOCAL
- Oxfordshire





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Louise Reading |  | March 20, 2023 |
| Kathryn Devine |  | March 11, 2024 |
| Lucy Anne Madgwick |  | Jan. 12, 2026 |
| Penelope Clover |  | Feb. 25, 2018 |
| Ruth Hawkins |  | Feb. 14, 2019 |
| Sharron Jenkinson |  | Jan. 25, 2021 |
| Stuart Noel Williams |  | Nov. 10, 2025 |




