POWERHOUSE FOR WOMEN

Charity number: 1108012
Charity reporting is up to date (69 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Powerhouse is an organization of women with learning difficulties and is run by members. We facilitate group activities on the premises. We also go out in to the community. Our group activities are designed to empower members around health, advocacy, personal safety, employment and skills to improve quality of life and general confidence.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £45,848
Total expenditure: £21,620

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:
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Newham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 February 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • POWERHOUSE (Working name)
Company number:
05203434 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
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
  • 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
Sarah Ruiz Trustee 01 July 2016
INDEPENDENT NEWHAM USER'S FORUM (MENTAL HEALTH)
Received: On time
AMBITION, ASPIRE, ACHIEVE
Received: 48 days late
NEWHAM PEOPLE’S TRUST FUND
Charity reporting is overdue by 1499 days
MONIKA PINDEL Trustee 01 September 2014
None on record
ELIZABETH DUHIG Trustee 19 February 2014
None on record
SOPHIA SIMOS Trustee 15 April 2013
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 £18.99k £23.94k £17.64k £4.86k £45.85k
Total expenditure £20.53k £12.64k £21.56k £21.13k £21.62k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £5.70k £4.94k 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 10 April 2025 69 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024

(These accounts
have been qualified)

10 April 2025 69 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 02 June 2024 123 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 28 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 31 January 2021 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 11 AUGUST 2004

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AN THE RELIEF OF MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISTRESS AMONG WOMEN WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES WHO HAVE BEEN PHYSICALLY, SEXUAL OR EMOTIONALLY ABUSED BY WORKING WITH HOUSING AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF ISSUES OF ABUSE AND VIOLENCE TO WOMEN WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND TO EMPOWER WOMEN WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES THROUGHOUT THEIR INVOLVEMENT WITH THE ORGANISATION AND THROUGH TRAINING AND ADVOCACY AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS SHALL FURTHER THE SAID OBJECTIVES.

Area of benefit

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

GREATER LONDON

Contact information

Address:
34A WINDSOR ROAD
LONDON
E7 0QX
Phone:
07961106096
Email:
info@thepowerhouse.org.uk
Website:

www.thepowerhouse.org.uk Open in new window