OLMEC

Charity number: 1100007
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Developing the capacity and sustainability of community based organisations and social enterprises. Promoting community led initiatives. Brokering business support and investment into local communities. Delivering employment, training and work placement opportunities. Enabling local people to develop appropriate skills to influence change. Facilitating sharing of best practice.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £318,341
Total expenditure: £315,385

Total income includes £307,807 from 7 government contract(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1

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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
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
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 October 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
  • Investment
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Curtis Asante Trustee 18 December 2021
None on record
Rowena Richards Trustee 20 October 2019
None on record
Jason Bowen Trustee 20 October 2019
None on record
BRUCE MALCOLM NOBREGA Trustee 14 April 2016
THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE OF GUYANA ASSOCIATION (UK)
Received: On time

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 £323.00k £204.00k £203.65k £258.06k £318.34k
Total expenditure £305.00k £198.00k £195.51k £219.46k £315.39k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £177.58k £307.81k
Income from government grants £309.20k £50.00k £154.75k 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 20 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 20 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 05 February 2024 5 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 05 February 2024 5 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 23 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 23 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 15 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 15 December 2021 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 OF ASSOCIATION DATED 17 JANUARY 2003 AS AMENDED 1 JULY 2003 AND 29 MAY 2009. AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 1 JUNE 2010

Charitable objects

I) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT SO AS TO LIMIT THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THE PROVISION OF NURSING CARE AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC, THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF ILL HEALTH, THE PROMOTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH AND A REDUCTION IN HEALTH INEQUALITIES, II) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT. IV) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT, V) ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE, VII) THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND/OR THOSE WHO, BY REASONS OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES, VIII) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
The People's Place
80-92 High Street
STRATFORD
LONDON
E15 2NE
Phone:
07872 507489
Email:
jmayford@olmec-ec.org.uk
Website:

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