THE ERNEST FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1116823
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Organise health promotion seminars, workshops, and peer support group for people living with and affected by HIV and Mental Health. Run a support group for people living with HIV. We also organise activities for children and young people 'supplementary school' to get them off the street and empower them. Support and advocacy for Asylum Seekers and Refugees. Help to support and reduce poverty.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2024

Total income: £50,600
Total expenditure: £55,917

Total income includes £19,353 from 2 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

10 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
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
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Barking And Dagenham
  • Barnet
  • Brent
  • Croydon
  • Greenwich
  • Hackney
  • Lambeth
  • Lewisham
  • Merton
  • Southwark
  • Ghana

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 November 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05976834 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ERIC APPIAH Chair 23 August 2021
None on record
Joseph Brako Aikins Trustee 11 May 2024
None on record
Benedicta Yeboah Trustee 23 December 2011
None on record
SETH BAIDOO Trustee
NEW RIVER METHODIST CIRCUIT LONDON
Received: 32 days late
ANTHONY FOSU MAINOOH Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023 31/10/2024
Total gross income £10.95k £50.82k £11.51k £53.06k £50.60k
Total expenditure £3.63k £46.15k £11.23k £47.49k £55.92k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £28.31k N/A
Income from government grants N/A £17.36k £3.00k N/A £19.35k

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 October 2024 01 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2024 01 May 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2023 08 April 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023

(These accounts
have been qualified)

08 April 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2022 20 April 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 October 2021 11 March 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 11 March 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2020 05 February 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 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 INCORPORATED 24/10/06

Charitable objects

TO CARRY OUT ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS THAT WILL BRING SUPPORT AND RELIEF TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS AND RELATED DISEASES AMONG THE GHANAIAN COMMUNITY AND OTHERS IN ENGLAND AND WALES AND ELSEWHERE BY A. PROVIDING NEEDED MEDICATION FOR GHANAIANS AND OTHERS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS BUT CANNOT AFFORD THE COST OF TREATMENT; B. HARNESSING HUMAN RESOURCES FROM THE COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, I.E. DOCTORS, NURSES AND OTHERS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE, AND THE MEDICAL PROFESSION WHO SPECIALISE IN THIS AREA OF HEALTH CARE TO I. PROVIDE COUNSELLING, SUPPORT AND CARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS AND RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS/CONDITIONS; II,PROVIDE HEALTH EDUCATION SERVICES AMONGST THE GHANAIAN COMMUNITY AND OTHERS IN ENGLAND AND WALES ON THE PREVENTION OF HIV/AIDS; III. ORGANISE SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND INTERVENTIONAL PROGRAMMES TOWARDS BEHAVIOURAL CHANGE. C. ORGANISE SOCIAL CARE EVENTS THROUGH OUTREACH PROGRAMMES FOR THOSE DIAGNOSED WITH HIV/AIDS.

Area of benefit

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

GHANA, ENGLAN, WALES

Contact information

Address:
45 CARDIFF HOUSE
PECKHAM PARK ROAD
LONDON
SE15 6TT
Phone:
07794513215
Email:
info@theernestfoundation.org
Website:

www.theernestfoundation.org Open in new window