HIBISCUS HOUSING PROJECT

Charity number: 1074024
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To provide housing and support for elderly people primarily but not exclusively of African & Caribbean origin in Newham to enable them to live as independently as possible and to organise activities such as Keep Fit, Healthy eating, Computer use, Tai-chi, Soft furnishings, for both resident and non-resident service users to mitigate loneliness and isolation.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £197,762
Total expenditure: £191,360

People

4 Trustee(s)

1 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
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Newham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 February 1999: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
03446281 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
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
HAZEL WATSON Chair
None on record
Coraldene Imelda Howsen Trustee 04 May 2022
None on record
Alvin Chrouch Trustee 15 October 2020
None on record
Beverly Biggs Trustee 09 March 2017
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 £173.72k £172.17k £180.78k £191.78k £197.76k
Total expenditure £176.49k £180.60k £190.75k £199.61k £191.36k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £850 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 13 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024

(These accounts
have been qualified)

20 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 19 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 19 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 23 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022

(These accounts
have been qualified)

23 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 18 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 18 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 02 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 02 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 INCORPORATED 8TH OCTOBER 1998, AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION PASSED 13TH OCTOBER 1998

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE PROJECT IS ESTABLISHED ARE FOR THE RELIEF OF FRAIL ELDERLY PEOPLE IN NEED BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING AND OTHER ACCOMMODATION AND OTHER ASSISTANCE FOR SUCH PEOPLE AND IN SO DOING:- (1) TO PROVIDE HIGH STANDARD SELF-CONTAINED ACCOMMODATION FOR FRAIL ELDERLY PEOPLE PARTICULARLY THOSE OF CARIBBEAN AND AFRICAN ORIGIN WHO LIVE OR WORK IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM; (11) TO PROVIDE HOUSING AND SUPPORT COMMENSURATE WITH THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF FRAIL ELDERLY PEOPLE PARTICULARLY THOSE OF CARIBBEAN AND AFRICAN ORIGIN TO ENABLE THEM TO LIVE AS INDEPENDENTLY AS POSSIBLE; AND (111) TO PROVIDE HOME-FROM-HOME FACILITIES IN A CULTURALLY SENSITIVE ENVIRONMENT AND ENABLE EACH TENANT TO LIVE IN HIS OR HER HOME FOR AS LONG AS THEY WANT, EVEN IF THEIR NEEDS CHANGE AND THEIR CARE REQUIREMENTS INCREASE.

Area of benefit

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

LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM

Contact information

Address:
Scheme Manager
Hibiscus Lodge
1A Glenavon Road
LONDON
E15 4DT
Phone:
02085391447
Email:
hibiscushousing@gmail.com
Website:

No information available