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CoHousing for Independent Living

SC051399Registered charity from 17 November 2021
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
The Name the Charity is Known By CHIL
Address 3/4 Mount Lodge Place
Portobello
Edinburgh
Postcode EH15 2AD
Website https://www.chil.org.uk/
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
4 The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and shall operate for the public benefit in pursuance of the following objects: 4.1 to relieve those in need by reason of disability, in particular adults with Down's Syndrome, by providing residential accommodation on an affordable basis with appropriate support; 4.2 to advance citizenship and community development through the co-design and development of a person-centred approach to the provision of independent living opportunities for adults with Down's Syndrome which promote community participation and integration; 4.3 to promote equality and diversity by advancing the human rights of adults with Down's syndrome.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
CHIL was established in 2021 and is run by parents and allies of adults with Down’s Syndrome. It was set up to meet a gap in housing provision for people with Down’s Syndrome. Our aim is to provide housing that is person-centred, sustainable, innovative and community led. We aim to give individuals real choice of accommodation and support which enables them to live their best life and play an active part in their community. During 2024 our main focus was to consult with young people with Down’s Syndrome and their carers to produce the evidence to demonstrate both the need and demand for person centred cohousing. We received feasibility funding of £10,000 from the National Lottery Awards for All Fund in December 2023 to carry out this consultation. We recruited Emer O’Leary on a consultancy basis as project coordinator to carry out this stakeholder engagement and to produce a final report with the evidence.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 17 Nov 2021
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of citizenship or community development", "the promotion of equality and diversity", "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"
Beneficiaries: "People with disabilities or health problems"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2023 £6,250 £5,000 01 Oct 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £10,000 £1,045 29 Nov 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £0 £8,606 16 Dec 2025 Yes Download
31 Mar 2026 No Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2026
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Claire Edwards
Sylvia Peterson
Bob Lockhart
Lisa Randall
Alison Jane May
Hilary Allen
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