LONDON SCHOOL OF SAMBA

Charity number: 1004609
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The London School of Samba aims to advance education through the promotion of the arts with particular reference to samba music and dance and the culture and tradition of Afro-Brazilian Carnival. The main activities include: open access workshops to teach Brazilian dance and drumming, public performances, participation at major events, outreach work, costume design and float building.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £89,195
Total expenditure: £97,466

People

3 Trustee(s)

25 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Essex
  • Hertfordshire
  • Kent
  • Reading
  • Surrey
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 October 1991: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
02564505 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Christopher Mullins-Silverstein Trustee 06 November 2023
None on record
Keon Stewart Trustee 06 November 2023
None on record
Murray Anderson Trustee 06 November 2023
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £86.81k £80.39k £49.75k £68.22k £89.20k
Total expenditure £102.99k £70.50k £59.23k £82.60k £97.47k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £31.50k £42.90k N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 21 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 21 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 18 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 18 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 09 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 09 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 18 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 18 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 20 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 20 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 3RD DECEMBER 1990 as amended on 18 Nov 2018 as amended on 15 Mar 2020

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS WITH PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVE REFERENCE TO SAMBA MUSIC AND DANCE AND THE CULTURE AND TRADITION OF AFRO-BRAZILIAN CARNIVAL

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

GREATER LONDON

Contact information

Address:
WATERLOO ACTION CENTRE
14 BAYLIS ROAD
LONDON
SE1 7AA
Phone:
07720 636958
Email:
trustees@londonschoolofsamba.co.uk
Website:

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