CHISEN FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1148250
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We support children/young people with special needs and disabilities,their carers and other charitable organisations in Ghana. To relief poverty and deprivation by providing items, grants, disability equipment, and other services. Raising public awareness of the issues affecting disabled children and their carers in Ghana especially in relation to lack of resources, medicare and social exclusion.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £9,879
Total expenditure: £10,104

People

7 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Ghana

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 July 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
VICTORIA ADJOWA AKPOKAVIE Chair 01 June 2012
None on record
ANNE ELIZABETH REDDIN Trustee 01 June 2012
None on record
MARY PATRICIA TAYLOR Trustee 01 June 2012
None on record
ROSEMARY SIKA AKPOKAVIE Trustee 01 June 2012
None on record
TERRY LOPEZ Trustee 01 June 2012
None on record
PAT WOOD Trustee 01 June 2012
None on record
TERESA ANN WILLIAMS Trustee 01 June 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £19.41k £10.63k £8.89k £6.95k £9.88k
Total expenditure £18.63k £7.21k £9.54k £8.20k £10.10k
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 March 2024 25 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2023 19 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 04 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 14 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 21 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 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 23/01/2009 AS AMENDED ON 16/07/2012

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR FAMILIES WHO HAVE CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES OR SPECIAL NEEDS IN GHANA WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY,OR PARTS OF SOCIETY,AS A RESULT OF BEING DISABLED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY,FOR EXAMPLE BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY,BY:•PROVIDING EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TO SUPPORT AND ENABLE PARENTS TO MAXIMISE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR DISABLED CHILDREN;•RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ISSUES AFFECTING DISABLED CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS IN GHANA AND GREAT BRITAIN,BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION;•PROVIDING EQUIPMENT AND OTHER ITEMS DONATED FROM GREAT BRITAIN TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY PROVIDING AND SUPPORTING DISABLED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN ACCESSING HEALTHCARE•ESTABLISHING A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIESPROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTSOR THROUGH ANY OTHER SUCH LAWFUL ACTIVITY

Contact information

Address:
40 DE HAVILLAND AVENUE
SHORTSTOWN
BEDFORD
MK42 0TQ
Phone:
07594588729
Email:
chisenfoundation@outlook.com
Website:

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