Paper Boat

Charity number: 1006060
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity is UK based with its Headquarters in Oxford. The charity raises funds from individuals worldwide which are then remitted to approved Non Government Organisations (NGO) in South India and Thailand.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £43,663
Total expenditure: £161,587

People

4 Trustee(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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Oxfordshire
  • India

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 November 1991: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • JHC (Working name)
  • Paper Boat (Working name)
  • THE JOE HOMAN CHARITY (Working name)
  • JOE HOMAN CHARITY (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • 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
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Richard Proctor Trustee 26 April 2024
ROTHERHAM EVANGELICAL CHURCH
Received: On time
Bert O'Donoghue Trustee 19 November 2023
None on record
Deborah Wetherall Trustee 07 October 2017
None on record
Arun Thangarj CHINNARAJ JOSEPH JAIKUMAR Trustee 08 October 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2020 05/04/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £133.79k £90.54k £496.27k £91.54k £43.66k
Total expenditure £254.15k £208.80k £155.88k £181.87k £161.59k
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 12 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 14 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 29 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 13 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 13 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 20 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 20 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2020 24 February 2021 19 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2020 24 February 2021 19 days late 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08 NOV 1991 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22 SEP 2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05 OCT 2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04 OCT 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 17 DEC 2020 as amended on 27 Apr 2021

Charitable objects

The prevention or relief of poverty and inequality by advancing formal and informal education as well as developing capacity and skills for people and communities in need anywhere in the world, in particular but not exclusively children and youth, in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and participate more fully in society for the public benefit

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Paper Boat Ltd
1 and 3 Kings Meadow
Osney Mead
Oxford
Ox2 0DP
Phone:
01865800019
Email:
info@paperboatcharity.org.uk
Website:

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