LONDON GYPSIES AND TRAVELLERS

Charity number: 1072111
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We support Travellers and Gypsies living in London: to influence decisions affecting their lives; to improve their quality of life and the opportunities available to them and to challenge the discrimination they routinely experience.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £472,288
Total expenditure: £406,001

Total income includes £19,800 from 1 government grant(s)

People

9 Trustee(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:
  • Education/training
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • 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:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 October 1998: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • L G T U (Working name)
  • LONDON GYPSY AND TRAVELLER (Previous name)
  • LONDON GYPSY AND TRAVELLER UNIT (Previous name)
Company number:
03585698 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Helena Kiely-Savin Chair 01 September 2020
None on record
Tessa Buchanan Trustee 22 September 2024
None on record
Sally Barter Trustee 13 May 2024
None on record
Chelsea McDonagh Trustee 15 May 2023
None on record
Dr Sarah Edwards Trustee 28 September 2017
None on record
Giorgio Mariani Trustee 28 September 2017
None on record
Richard Bennett Trustee 28 September 2017
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREWS, OLD HEADINGTON
Received: On time
Olatunji Abiola Makanju Trustee 08 March 2016
None on record
MARIAN MAHONEY 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 £284.76k £278.91k £224.08k £390.49k £472.29k
Total expenditure £315.84k £275.97k £258.63k £342.09k £406.00k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £38.00k N/A
Income from government grants £29.98k £29.66k £30.00k N/A £19.80k

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 30 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 26 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 26 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 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 INCORPORATED 23 JUN 1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24 SEP 1998 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 20 MAY 2017 AS AMENDED ON 28 SEP 2017 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 21 OCT 2021

Charitable objects

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF GYPSIES AND TRAVELLERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. (2) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF GYPSIES AND TRAVELLERS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS. (3) THE PROMOTION OF GOOD COMMUNITY RELATIONS PARTICULARLY BY ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND PROMOTING AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE GYPSY AND TRAVELLER WAY OF LIFE. (4) THE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP BY STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF GYPSIES AND TRAVELLERS TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN SOCIETY.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
London Gypsies and Travellers
Mildmay Community Centre
Woodville Road
London
N16 8NA
Phone:
02085332002
Email:
info@londongandt.org.uk
Website:

www.londongypsiesandtravellers.org.uk Open in new window