ROYAL DOCKS LEARNING AND ACTIVITY CENTRE

Charity number: 1085818

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To improve the education and welfare opportunities of local people. To improve the quality of life for all sections of the community and help to reduce the level of poverty and disadvantage faced by those in greatest need. To facilitate change by encouraging people to engage in local issues and play an active part in issues concerning them.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2023

Total income: £448,770
Total expenditure: £511,871

Total income includes £134,004 from 5 government grant(s)

People

10 Trustee(s)

23 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Newham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 March 2001: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • ST JOHN'S COMMUNITY CENTRE (Previous name)
Company number:
04061669 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
CHRISTINE BOWDEN Chair 26 November 2020
BRICK LANE MUSIC HALL CHARITY
Received: On time
AMBITION, ASPIRE, ACHIEVE
Received: 48 days late
Jonathan Andre Boux Trustee 01 May 2024
BRICK LANE MUSIC HALL CHARITY
Received: On time
NEWHAM MUSIC TRUST
Received: On time
Antony McAlmont Trustee 01 May 2024
None on record
Kelly Elizabeth Keys Trustee 01 April 2022
None on record
Naveen Sharma Trustee 26 November 2020
None on record
David Matson Trustee 22 November 2018
None on record
Chris Abell Trustee 25 October 2017
None on record
Aaron Uthman Trustee 02 February 2017
None on record
CLLR PATRICK MURPHY Trustee 08 April 2011
BRICK LANE MUSIC HALL CHARITY
Received: On time
VINCENT HAYES Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2019 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023
Total gross income £252.67k £274.46k £258.91k £447.03k £448.77k
Total expenditure £281.70k £274.05k £258.55k £447.26k £511.87k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £8.59k £4.00k £12.53k £103.39k £134.00k

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
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024
Annual return 31 March 2023
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023
Annual return 31 March 2022
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022
Annual return 31 March 2021
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021
Annual return 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 30TH AUGUST 2000 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 17 MAY 2010

Charitable objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE SILVERTOWN AND NORTH WOOLWICH AREAS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM AND ADJOINING AREAS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT, THE LOCAL AND OTHER PUBLIC AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, THE ADVANCEMENT OF OF EDUCATION, RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. (B) TO OPERATE A COMMUNITY CENTRE IN ALBERT ROAD, LONDON E16 KNOWN AS ST JOHN'S COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER BODY OR PERSON) FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTE BY THE COMPANY AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit

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

SILVERTOWN AND NORTH WOOLWICH AREAS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM AND ADJOINING AREAS

Contact information

Address:
MCTEAR WILLIAMS & WOOD
PROSPECT HOUSE
ROUEN ROAD
NORWICH
NR1 1RE
Phone:
No information available
Email:
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Website:

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