WESTERN SAHARA SUPPORT GROUP

Charity number: 1191126
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Western Sahara Support Group raises funds to support projects that improve the quality of life of people living within the Western Saharan refugee camps, based in the harsh desert conditions of southern Algeria. We organise a range of fundraising events and also apply to individual trust funds,individuals and donor organisations to enable the projects agreed to come to fruition.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £15,462
Total expenditure: £14,831

People

7 Trustee(s)

4 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Manchester City
  • Algeria
  • Western Sahara

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 September 2020: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
andy pitts Chair 20 November 2018
None on record
Seneda Nassir Ali Trustee 28 January 2022
None on record
Jack O'Neill Trustee 28 May 2020
None on record
Clare Pauline Pitts Trustee 28 May 2020
None on record
Kathryn Billington Trustee 28 May 2020
None on record
Melanie Pettyfer Trustee 20 November 2018
None on record
OWEN TYLER COOPER Trustee 20 November 2018
MANCHESTER OUTDOOR EDUCATION TRUST
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 21/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £23.45k £33.53k £19.72k £15.46k
Total expenditure £23.16k £32.03k £19.86k £14.83k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 30 September 2024 17 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 Not Required
Annual return 30 September 2023 24 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 Not Required
Annual return 30 September 2022 14 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 14 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 21 September 2021 23 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 21 September 2021 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 31 AUG 2020

Charitable objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE RELIEF OF NEED OF THE SAHRAWI PEOPLE IN THE WESTERN SAHARA REFUGEE CAMPS IN ALGERIA (THE CAMPS) BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO SUPPORT PROJECTS TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

Contact information

Address:
9 BRIGHTON AVENUE
MANCHESTER
M19 2JQ
Phone:
07847523192
Email:
growhopesahrawi@outlook.com
Website:

growhopesahrawi.org.uk