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Creative Opportunities for Independence is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty.
Creative Opportunities for Independence (number 1179874) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Creative Opportunities for Independence do?
Creative Opportunities for Independence works with adults and young people with support needs by using creative activities to develop the life and employment skills needed in order to be able to live independently. It provides regualar day activities, residential activity breaks and social events.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Creative Opportunities for Independence
Answers Creative Opportunities for Independence gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Creative Opportunities for Independence as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Creative Opportunities for Independence's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
West Berkshire · Cornwall · Devon · Dorset · Somerset · Wiltshire · North Somerset · Bath and North East Somerset
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Creative Opportunities for Independence registered for?
Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Why is there no Clarity Score for Creative Opportunities for Independence yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Creative Opportunities for Independence.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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Is Creative Opportunities for Independence a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Creative Opportunities for Independence as a registered charity (number 1179874) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Creative Opportunities for Independence's charity number?
Creative Opportunities for Independence's charity number is 1179874. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1179874?
Search 1179874 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Creative Opportunities for Independence do?
Creative Opportunities for Independence works with adults and young people with support needs by using creative activities to develop the life and employment skills needed in order to be able to live independently. It provides regualar day activities, residential activity breaks and social events.
Does Creative Opportunities for Independence have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Creative Opportunities for Independence. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Creative Opportunities for Independence?
Creative Opportunities for Independence's website listed in our register data is http://www.cofi-charity.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Creative Opportunities for Independence?
The register does not record Creative Opportunities for Independence as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Creative Opportunities for Independence's trustees paid?
Creative Opportunities for Independence's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Creative Opportunities for Independence registered as a charity?
Creative Opportunities for Independence was entered on the register on 10 September 2018.