Race Equality North Somerset

Charity Number: 1162483
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We support and promote the rights and interests of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals groups and individuals by appropriate means, including advice, signposting, advocacy, referrals, training, and by acting as a focal point of contact for, and on behalf of, Minority Ethnic communities in North Somerset.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £98,138
Total expenditure: £38,785

People

4 Trustee(s)

8 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
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • North Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 July 2015: CIO registration
  • 07 August 2015: Funds received from 1155141 NORTH SOMERSET BLACK AND MINORITY ETHNIC (BME) NET...
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • Race Equality North Somerset (RENS) (Working name)
  • NORTH SOMERSET BLACK AND MINORITY ETHNIC NETWORK (Previous name)
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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Ian Noah Chair 22 September 2020
None on record
Yvonne Clark Trustee 05 January 2023
None on record
Karen Lee Roberts Trustee 07 December 2021
None on record
SAYD AHMED Trustee 10 November 2018
BRITISH BANGLADESHI ASSOCIATION (NORTH SOMERSET)
Recently registered

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 £5.31k £21.68k £115.85k £176.48k £98.14k
Total expenditure £7.83k £13.65k £70.67k £202.14k £38.78k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £10.00k £109.79k £164.68k 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 31 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 24 March 2022 52 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 24 March 2022 52 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 29 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 29 September 2020 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.

CIO - Association Registered 01 Jul 2015 as amended on 06 Jun 2024

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN NORTH SOMERSET WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN AND TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY AND TO PROMOTE RACIAL HARMONY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INCLUSION AND GOOD RACE RELATIONS BY ELIMINATING DISCRIMINATION ON GROUNDS OF RACE AND ENCOURAGING EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY BETWEEN THE RACIAL GROUPS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT; ASSISTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF VOLUNTARY SECTOR ORGANISATIONS REPRESENTING THOSE PERSONS REFERRED TO ABOVE; PROMOTING THE EFFICIENT APPLICATION OF RESOURCES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES BY CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS WORKING FOR THE BENEFIT OF OR FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF THE MINORITY ETHNIC VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Contact information

Address:
Race Equality North Somerset (RENS)
The Other Place
81-83 Meadow Street
Weston-super-Mare
North Somerset
BS23 1QL
Phone:
03333355358
Email:
office@rens.org.uk
Website:

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