COUNCIL FOR EDUCATION IN THE COMMONWEALTH

Charity number: 1091704
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

CEC aims to: provide a forum for informed discussion engage in advocacy with UK and Commonwealth Governments influence agendas, discussions and conclusions of the Conferences of Commonwealth Education Ministers and Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meetings. form partnerships within the Commonwealth community

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £3,480
Total expenditure: £2,369

People

11 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 April 2002: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CEC (Working name)
Company number:
04391999 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Stephen Twigg Chair 30 July 2021
THE FAIR EDUCATION ALLIANCE
Received: On time
Lynn Ang Trustee 20 July 2023
None on record
Anja Nielsen Trustee 20 July 2023
None on record
Oliver Mawhinney Trustee 17 November 2022
None on record
Ruth Dorrell Trustee 15 August 2022
None on record
Dr The Lady Susan Tunnicliffe Trustee 03 September 2020
None on record
Professor Joanna Newman Trustee 12 August 2019
ADVANCE HE
Received: On time
RITA ODUMOSU Trustee 12 June 2018
COMMONWEALTH GIRLS EDUCATION FUND (CGEF)
Received: 29 days late
Chris Chang Trustee 19 December 2016
None on record
Dr Neil R Kemp OBE Trustee 03 May 2016
None on record
Dr ALBA DE SOUZA Trustee 21 March 2016
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 £5.09k £3.06k £2.75k £3.11k £3.48k
Total expenditure £7.61k £870 £748 £5.22k £2.37k
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

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 18 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 19 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 09 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 17 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 Not Required
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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 12TH MARCH 2002 AS AMENDED 2ND JULY 2002

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS FORMED ARE TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE COMMONWEALTH AND IN PARTICULAR THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH BY: (A) PROMOTING EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; (B) CONTRIBUTING TO EDUCATIONAL CO-OPERATION AND THE SHARING OF EXPERIENCE AMONG THE GOVERNMENTS AND PEOPLES OF THE COMMONWEALTH AND TO THE FORMULATION, ADOPTION AND REVIEW OF APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO THAT END; AND (C) PROVIDING FOR THESE PURPOSES A FORUM WHERE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM PARLIAMENT AND OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS MAY EXCHANGE INFORMATION AND VIEWS, AND TO OFFER TO KNOWLEDGEABLE AND EXPERIENCED PERSONS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES A PLATFORM FOR MAKING KNOWN RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, FOR AIRING ISSUE OF CONCERN AND FOR ADVOCACY OF APPROPRIATE ACTION.

Area of benefit

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

THE COMMONWEALTH AND IN PARTICULAR THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH

Contact information

Address:
c/o Civil Service College
25 Queen Annes Gate
LONDON
SW1H 9BU
Phone:
02080699018
Email:
secretariat@cecomm.org.uk
Website:

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