CHILDREN CHANGE COLOMBIA

Charity number: 1075037
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Children Change Colombia was established in 1991. We are the largest UK charity working exclusively in Colombia. We work on neglected issues facing children and young people in Colombia that pose a serious threat to children's rights and wellbeing. In particular: Recruitment into armed groups and reintegration into society; Sexual and gender based violence; and Exclusion from education.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income:
£626,843

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Donations and legacies £615.79k
Charitable activities £0
Other trading activities £9.20k
Investments £1.85k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£621,394

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Raising funds £43.83k
Charitable activities £577.57k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £43.83k
Charitable expenditure £577.57k
Retained for future use £5.45k

People

5 Employee(s)

8 Trustee(s)

16 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Colombia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 April 1999: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CHILDREN OF THE ANDES (Previous name)
Company number:
03731943 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Social media 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Carolina Giraldo Suarez Chair 26 July 2023
None on record
FELIPE ALVIAR BAQUERO Trustee 25 January 2023
None on record
Richard Drean Trustee 25 January 2023
None on record
Corin Hollenbach Trustee 26 October 2022
None on record
Fernando Caviedes Pinzon Trustee 27 April 2022
None on record
Alexandra Clare Conlin-Oakley Trustee 21 September 2020
None on record
Richard Stuart McColl Trustee 21 September 2020
None on record
MARILYN THOMSON Trustee 23 April 2018
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 £493.71k £354.41k £369.97k £445.70k £626.84k
Total expenditure £468.08k £325.83k £323.87k £376.31k £621.39k
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
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £615.79k
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £9.20k
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A N/A £1.85k
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £50.25k
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £577.57k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A N/A £43.83k
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A N/A £5.01k
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A N/A £371.61k
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Long-term investments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Other assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £318.39k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Total liabilities N/A N/A N/A N/A £61.72k

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 31 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 31 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 09 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 09 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 18 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 18 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 24 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 24 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 30 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 30 October 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 INCORPORATED 12/03/1999 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 16/09/2015 as amended on 26 Nov 2020 as amended on 20 Apr 2024

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF POVERTY, EXPLOITATION AND OTHER THREATS TO THE RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN COLOMBIA AND OF THE COLOMBIAN DIASPORA IN THE UK, AND WHERE APPROPRIATE SUCH RELIEF MAY BE GRANTED THROUGH THE AGENCY OF OTHER CHARITIES.

Area of benefit

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

COLUMBIA, SOUTH AMERICA

Contact information

Address:
Richbell House
5 Richbell Place
LONDON
Phone:
020 8050 2735
Email:
info@childrenchangecolombia.org
Website:

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