MELROSE PARIS FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1185907
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Melrose Paris Foundation works in Freetown and surrounding areas, in Sierra Leone, West Africa. We are working to advance the education of schoolchildren and higher education students, by the provision of support in the form of books, stationary, equipment and bursaries. We also provide relief from poverty to individuals and organisations in the form of items, medical supplies, and equipment.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £19,063
Total expenditure: £13,772

People

3 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

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
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Sierra Leone

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 October 2019: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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
Melrose Sanphanda Paris Chair 25 September 2023
None on record
Elizabeth Ekundayo Roberts Trustee 18 September 2023
None on record
Richard Stephen William Le Fanu - Grice Trustee 18 September 2022
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
Total gross income £7.74k £11.72k £6.89k £19.06k
Total expenditure £3.34k £17.65k £11.94k £13.77k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 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 30 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 30 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 30 January 2022 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 - FOUNDATION Registered 21 Oct 2019

Charitable objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF SCHOOLCHILDREN IN FREETOWN IN SIERRA LEONE BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF BOOKS, STATIONERY, EQUIPMENT AND BURSARIES TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL AGE. 2. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF ITEMS, MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH SUPPORT IN FREETOWN IN SIERRA LEONE.

Contact information

Address:
5 GLANVILLE PLACE
KESGRAVE
IPSWICH
IP5 1NE
Phone:
01473614765
Email:
melrose@melroseparisfoundation.org
Website:

melroseparisfoundation.org