Ethiopian Community in the West Midlands

Charity number: 1112666
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Advice and guidance for refugees and asylum seekers in the areas of immigration, welfare benefit, housing, health, etc. Children and youth activities including after school classes, outings, sport and leisure (including physical), football, community events. Our activities cover the whole West Midlands area although we are based in Birmingham city.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £0
Total expenditure: £0

People

4 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City
  • Coventry City
  • Sandwell
  • Walsall
  • Wolverhampton

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 January 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • ECWM (Working name)
  • ETHIOPIAN COMMUNITY (Working name)
  • ETHIOPIAN COMMUNITY IN THE WEST MIDLANDS (Previous name)
  • THE BLACK LIONS COMMUNITY LINK (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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
Tesfaye Solomon Chair 04 January 2024
None on record
Wendewesen Jembere Gelaye Trustee 04 January 2024
None on record
Dr Eyob Balcha Gebremariam Trustee 04 January 2024
DEVELOPMENT STUDIES ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
Aynalem Negash Trustee 04 January 2024
None on record

Financial history

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total expenditure £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
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 17 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2023 05 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 06 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 27 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 29 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 01/05/2003 AS AMENDED ON 23/11/2005 AS AMENDED ON 14/12/2005 AS AMENDED ON 15/01/2012 as amended on 04 Jan 2025

Charitable objects

(1)THE CHARITY’S MAIN OBJECTS ARE THE RELIEF OF THE MIGRANT COMMUNITIES (REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS, OTHER RECENT MIGRANTS) FROM EASTERN AFRICA IN THE WEST MIDLANDS REGION, WHO ARE IN CONDITION OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING ADVICE, REPRESENTATION, TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING SERVICES IN MATTERS SUCH AS ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION, WELFARE BENEFITS, HOUSING, HEALTH EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT. (2)THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF NEW COMERS FROM EASTERN AFRICA, IN PARTICULAR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS, IN ORDER TO ASSIST THEIR INCLUSION IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY. (3)TO MAINTAIN THE UNITY AND SOCIAL COHESION OF THE MIGRANT COMMUNITY FROM EASTERN AFRICA IN THE WEST MIDLANDS BY ORGANIZING SOCIAL EVENTS AND REFUGEE WEEK AND GET TOGETHER EVENTS TO INTEGRATE THEM IN SOCIETY (4)TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED MIGRANTS FROM EASTERN AFRICA IN THE WEST MIDLANDS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY. (5)TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE WEST MIDLANDS AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD WITH A VIEW TO THE PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ORDER, THE PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION BETWEEN MIGRANTS FROM EASTERN AFRICA, IN PARTICULAR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS, ORGANISATIONS AND GROUPS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN DISPUTES OR INTERPERSONAL CONFLICTS WHERE THAT DISPUTE OR CONFLICT RESULTS FROM OR MAY LEAD TO ACTS OF NUISANCE, VANDALISM, RACIAL ABUSE OR BREACH OF THE PEACE. (6) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE OF MIGRANT ORIGINS FROM EASTERN AFRICA, UP TO THE AGE OF 25, LIVING IN WEST MIDLANDS BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: •DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES, •ADVANCING EDUCATION, •RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT AND •PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY

Area of benefit

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

WEST MIDLANDS

Contact information

Address:
54 Deer Park Way
BIRMINGHAM
B33 8EW
Phone:
07411954610
Email:
ethiocomwm@yahoo.co.uk
Website:

No information available