HASTINGS SIERRA LEONE FRIENDSHIP LINK

Charity number: 1127137
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Hastings Sierra Leone Friendship Link was founded in 2003 to help Hastings SL to recover from the devastation it suffered during the Rebel War, and to build a relationship between Hastings UK and Hastings SL. The Link carries out regeneration projects in the village; supports links between community groups and schools; and plans projects in the areas of health and economic regeneration.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £16,155
Total expenditure: £9,266

People

10 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • East Sussex
  • Sierra Leone

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 December 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • HSLFL (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Richard Graham Homewood Chair 10 May 2014
None on record
Jason Morton Trustee 03 October 2024
None on record
Kevin Lewis Leslie Arthur Boorman Trustee 01 February 2024
None on record
Isabel Hodger Trustee 16 November 2016
None on record
Martin John Copland Trustee 27 May 2016
None on record
Lynn Elizabeth White Trustee 01 January 2013
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ORE
Received: On time
Christine Boulton-Lane Trustee 01 January 2013
None on record
Roger James MITCHELL Trustee
LOAF PROJECT
Received: On time
HASTINGS CHRISTIAN TRUST
Received: On time
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ORE
Received: On time
DEREK TOMBLIN Trustee
None on record
ROBIN GRAY MA Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £17.30k £7.43k £12.54k £13.06k £16.16k
Total expenditure £16.93k £12.64k £30.74k £7.42k £9.27k
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 December 2023 29 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 12 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 15 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 28 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 29 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 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 08 OCTOBER 2008 AS AMENDED 3 DECEMBER 2008

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE CITIZENS OF HASTINGS, SIERRA LEONE AND SURROUNDING AREA BY 1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING 2 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS 3 THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH 4 THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE 5 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON ALL ASPECTS OF LOCAL SIERRA LEONEAN HISTORY AND CULTURE

Area of benefit

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

HASTINGS, SIERRA LEONE AND SURROUNDING AREA

Contact information

Address:
OAKLANDS
ROCK LANE
HASTINGS
TN35 4NY
Phone:
01424436603
Email:
secretary.hslfl@gmail.com
Website:

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