FRIENDS OF COLOMBIA FOR SOCIAL AID

Charity number: 274778
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Our mission is to help improve the lives of the most disadvantaged children of Colombia. We fulfill our mission by donating medical, educational and other necessary equipment to institutions that have been set up to help these children.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £31,507
Total expenditure: £53,968

People

8 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:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Colombia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 March 1978: Standard registration
  • 03 April 1993: Removed (Ceased to exist)
  • 16 January 1998: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • FOCSA (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
  • Risk management
  • 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Felipe Posada Amezquita Chair 30 November 2018
None on record
Lauren Driver Page Trustee 14 October 2024
None on record
Patricia Marulanda Trustee 04 July 2023
None on record
Silvia Eberstein Trustee 04 July 2023
None on record
Maria Parada-Rajmankina Trustee 16 September 2022
None on record
Xihomara Paulina Zentner Trustee 10 December 2020
None on record
CLEMENCIA CORRADINE Trustee 17 March 2015
None on record
AMANDA ARDILA 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 £53.20k £40.61k £44.25k £67.91k £31.51k
Total expenditure £75.88k £45.66k £23.16k £47.99k £53.97k
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 16 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 16 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 10 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 10 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 27 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 27 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 04 November 2021 4 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 04 November 2021 4 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 21 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 21 September 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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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 15/11/1977 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 21/06/2011

Charitable objects

FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELIEVING THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF PERSONS WHO ARE OF COLOMBIAN NATIONALLATY, THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS AND IN PARTICULAR BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY, CLOTHING OR OTHERWISE TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH PERSONS.

Area of benefit

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

GREAT BRITAIN AND COLOMBIA

Contact information

Address:
Flat 3
32A Russell Hill
PURLEY
Surrey
CR8 2JA
Phone:
07796308221
Email:
info@focsa.org
Website:

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