ST ALBANS FINNISH SCHOOL

Charity Number: 1058809
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

St.Albans Finnish school offers language classes in Finnish from 3 year olds to adults. The school also organises a variety of activities to non-students during school time. Wide range of Finnish products are available in the kiosk every school day. Cafe with favourite Finnish bakings is also open every school day.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £13,069
Total expenditure: £13,430

People

5 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 October 1996: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

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
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Tiina Winnan Chair 03 October 2015
None on record
Helena Susanna Raulus Trustee 14 January 2025
None on record
Ville Valtteri Valikangas Trustee 07 October 2024
None on record
Henrik Mikael Hannus Trustee 02 October 2022
None on record
Federico Catasta Trustee 24 February 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £20.25k £6.40k £9.07k £9.90k £13.07k
Total expenditure £15.59k £11.65k £11.39k £13.76k £13.43k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A 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 August 2024 11 June 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2023 28 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2022 04 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2021 13 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2020 11 July 2021 11 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 Not Required
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED ON 21TH SEPTEMBER 1996.

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION IN THE FINNISH LANGUAGE, FINNISH AFFAIRS, HISTORY AND CULTURE FOR THE PUPLIC BENEFIT. TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FINNISH COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS INCLUDING THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THESE SAID PERSONS.

Area of benefit

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

ST ALBANS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

Contact information

Address:
Marlborough School
Watling Street
St. Albans
AL1 2QA
Phone:
01727 856874
Email:
suomikoulusta@gmail.com
Website:

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