WEST INDIAN SELF EFFORT PROJECT (W I S E)

Charity number: 299558
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity acts as a community centre catering mainly for the elderly and children of African-Caribbean origin or descent with the Borough of Brent and neighbouring boroughs.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £47,340
Total expenditure: £64,665

People

10 Trustee(s)

5 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

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Brent
  • Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 October 1988: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • W I S E EDUCATION PROJECT (Working name)
  • WEST INDIAN SELF EFFORT EDUCATION PROJECT (Working name)
  • WISE EDUCATION PROJECT (Working name)
Company number:
03536538 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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Bentley Gordon Chair 10 January 2019
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, NORTHOLT PARK
Received: On time
June Crowther Trustee 24 April 2024
None on record
Jocelyn Fisher Trustee 03 April 2024
None on record
PATRICK MCKAY Trustee 10 January 2019
None on record
Winston Lawrence HENRY Trustee 10 January 2019
CHALKHILL COMMUNITY CENTRE LTD
Received: On time
Chantelle Corbyn-Thomas Trustee 10 January 2019
None on record
JUdith Lockhart Trustee 15 February 2018
None on record
Patrice Thomas Trustee 15 February 2018
None on record
Frank Beswick Trustee 07 September 2017
None on record
ELVA SEALY Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £118.78k £61.85k £80.27k £65.72k £47.34k
Total expenditure £122.60k £56.84k £71.86k £76.44k £64.67k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £11.61k 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 16 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 16 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 21 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 21 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 26 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 26 November 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 09 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 09 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 25 March 2021 53 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 25 March 2021 53 days late 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 31ST MAY 1988

Charitable objects

(A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR CHILDREN OF AFRO-CARIBBEAN ORIGIN OR DESCENT BY THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES. (B) TO RELIEVE HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF THE FAMILIES OF SUCH CHILDREN BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND ADVICE. (C) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO BY VIRTUE OF THEIR AGE OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES ARE IN NEED, IN PARTICULAR SUCH PERSONS OF AFRO-CARIBBEAN ORIGIN OR DESCENT.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE BRENT

Contact information

Address:
Wise Education Project
Alric Avenue
LONDON
NW10 8RA
Phone:
02088303337
Email:
wise.brent@btconnect.com
Website:

No information available