NORTH-HERTS MINORITY ETHNIC FORUM

Charity Number: 1077201
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

North Hertfordshire Minority Ethnic Forum is a rainbow coalition of local Black and Minority Ethnic Communities. Forum's aim is to help local black and minority ethnic communities to overcome problems that prevent them from playing a full part in the social, economic and environmental life of North Hertfordshire. We provide various services to improve the quality of life for BME people.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £105,850
Total expenditure: £121,615

Total income includes £36,732 from 3 government grant(s)

People

10 Trustee(s)

24 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
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
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
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 August 1999: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Sanjeev Kumar Chair 20 November 2019
None on record
Wai Chong Trustee 23 November 2022
None on record
HARCHET SINGH BAINS Trustee 20 November 2019
SRI GURU SINGH SABHA HITCHIN HERTS
Received: On time
Gurdev Singh Trustee 25 November 2013
None on record
MARIA ESSON Trustee
None on record
MRS FRAN D'ANNA Trustee
None on record
DORREL HAYNES Trustee
None on record
MARIA MECHELEWSAKA Trustee
None on record
ANTONIETTA TINNEY Trustee
None on record
PENNY MIAH 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 £157.68k £175.88k £182.80k £128.50k £105.85k
Total expenditure £125.86k £98.31k £133.73k £135.27k £121.62k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £10.50k £35.50k £10.50k £57.79k £36.73k

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 27 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 27 December 2024 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2023 21 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 21 December 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2022 04 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 04 January 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2021 22 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 22 December 2021 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2020 08 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 08 January 2021 On Time
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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 ON 7 MAY 1998 AS AMENDED 8 SEPTEMBER 2008

Charitable objects

(A) PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE AS DEFINED BY NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL BOUNDARIES (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS, THE LOCAL AUTHORITY, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION ANDTO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS, (B) ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER) CALLED "THE CENTRE") AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS, (C) PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED. THE FORUM SHALL BE A NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON -SECTARIAN IN RELIGION.

Area of benefit

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

NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
UNITY HOUSE
GROUND FLOOR
WHINBUSH ROAD
HITCHIN HERTFORDSHIRE
SG5 1PH
Phone:
01462440224
Email:
admn.nhmef@outlook.com
Website:

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