LIFE IN ABUNDANCE (ECUADOR) TRUST

Charity number: 1106851
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We support 1. Training of special needs children 2. Micro-businesses for the poor & disabled in Ecuador. With an Ecuadorian Foundation, we run a project for women & children suffering physical & sexual abuse, with support, counselling, legal advocacy & places of safety. Our ultimate goal is self-sufficiency of these projects in Ecuadorian hands. We also grant-fund similar work in other countries.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £101,237
Total expenditure: £10,456

People

5 Trustee(s)

5 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Colombia
  • Ecuador

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 November 2004: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • LIAT ECUADOR (Working name)
  • LIFE IN ABUNDANCE TRUST (LIAT) (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Heather Joy Lucy Chair 14 June 2016
LA DANSE FANTASTIQUE
Received: On time
Simon Darby Trustee 27 June 2022
MINISTERIO BENDICIENDO A LAS NACIONES
Received: On time
Elizabeth Margaret SISSON Trustee 05 December 2019
None on record
RICHARD CROFTS Trustee 18 November 2011
None on record
JENNIFER BAILEY Trustee 26 October 2004
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRAINTREE ST MICHAEL
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2020 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024
Total gross income £24.64k £23.25k £15.18k £18.93k £101.24k
Total expenditure £21.65k £64.69k £51.81k £22.81k £10.46k
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 05 April 2024 30 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 30 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 25 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 Not required
Annual return 05 April 2022 22 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 Not required
Annual return 05 April 2021 01 August 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 Not required
Annual return 05 April 2020 26 July 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 26 OCTOBER 2004

Charitable objects

A. TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP (PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR FAMILIES) OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN ECUADOR AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; B. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE INCLUDING BY MEANS OF ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING AND HELPING ECUADORIANS ESTABLISH AND OPERATE ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OR ESTABLISHMENTS IN ECUADOR AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;

Area of benefit

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

ECUADOR

Contact information

Address:
11 SACKVILLE ROAD
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
SS2 4UQ
Phone:
+44 7472932123
Email:
office@liat-ecuador.org
Website:

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