THE HISPANIC AND LUSO BRAZILIAN COUNCIL

Charity number: 314210
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

THE HISPANIC AND LUSO BRAZILIAN COUNCIL IS A NON-POLITICAL REGISTERED CHARITY WHOSE AIM IS THE STRENGTHENING OF UNDERSTANDING AND FOSTERING OF CLOSER UK RELATIONSHIPS WITH LATIN AMERICA, SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £457,101
Total expenditure: £806,953

People

12 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£120k to £130k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Argentina
  • Belize
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
  • Mexico
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Venezuela

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 January 1963: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CANNING HOUSE (Working name)
  • THE HISPANIC COUNCIL (Previous name)
Company number:
00383775 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
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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 owns and/or leases 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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Cristobal Pollman Trustee 01 December 2024
None on record
Alexander Brennan Trustee 01 December 2024
None on record
Carla Ferreira Trustee 01 December 2024
None on record
Fiona Clouder Trustee 01 August 2023
None on record
Dr Lourdes Casanova Trustee 01 August 2023
None on record
Marcelo Scenna Trustee 26 January 2021
None on record
Rodolfo Milesi Trustee 26 June 2020
None on record
Ed Poulton Trustee 26 June 2020
None on record
Gui Silva Trustee 26 June 2020
None on record
Marcial Echenique Trustee 26 June 2020
None on record
Vitoria Nabas Trustee 26 June 2020
None on record
Nicholas McCall Trustee 24 June 2020
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 £626.46k £528.45k £424.82k £392.55k £457.10k
Total expenditure £691.34k £727.96k £819.54k £909.87k £806.95k
Income from government contracts £1.81k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £39.61k £46.14k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £189.57k £122.53k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £390 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment £396.89k £359.78k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £621.20k £660.35k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £56.25k £53.74k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £0 £13.87k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £37.17k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £56.25k £53.74k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £13.89k £13.87k 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 29 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 22 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 22 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 21 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 21 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 22 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 22 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 18 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 18 December 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION DATED 9TH NOVEMBER 1943

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AMONG THE INHABITANTS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND THE COUNTRIES OF LATIN AMERICA AND SPAIN OF THE CULTURE, LANGUAGES AND ECONOMICS OF THESE COUNTRIES

Area of benefit

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

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES OF LATIN AMERICAN AND SPAIN

Contact information

Address:
CANNING HOUSE
Floor 9
50 Broadway
LONDON
SW1H 0BL
Phone:
02078115604
Email:
finance@canninghouse.org
Website:

www.canninghouse.org Open in new window