ALBATROSS COMPANION

Charity number: 1100611
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Promoting the benefit of African and Congolese community in the UK in particular without prejudice to the foregoing people from central Africa living in the UK by associating the said people and the local authorities and other organizations in common effort to relieve poverty, advance education, employability, and improving conditions of life. Fight to eradicate corruption in education.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £300
Total expenditure: £250

People

3 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes
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:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Cardiff
  • Newport City
  • Throughout London
  • Congo (Democratic Republic)

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 November 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • GGLCS (Working name)
  • CONGOLESE DIASPORA FORUM (Previous name)
  • THE GREENWICH GREAT LAKES COMMUNITY SUPPORT (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Corneille Mwanza Trustee 01 October 2021
None on record
Joseph Mutombo Trustee 01 October 2021
None on record
Hilaire R Bukasa Trustee 24 July 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £9.27k £1.00k £0 £0 £300
Total expenditure £9.24k £1.00k £0 £0 £250
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 July 2024 28 June 2025 28 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 July 2023 20 September 2024 112 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 July 2022 20 September 2024 478 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 July 2021 02 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 July 2020 13 May 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 10 NOVEMBER 2002 AS AMENDED 25 OCTOBER 2003 AND 20 DECEMBER 2006 (NAME ONLY) as amended on 20 May 2019

Charitable objects

1) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF GREENWICH (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND IN PARTICULAR WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE REFUGEES FROM THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, BURUNDI, RWANDA, UGANDA, KENYA AND TANZANIA LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID PEOPLE AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID COMMUNITY. 2) TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE ABOVE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS, AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FUND EMPLOYMENT.

Area of benefit

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

LONDON BOROUGH OF GREENWICH

Contact information

Address:
ALBATROSS COMPANION
Maisha Park, 17 Manor Park Parade
Lee High Road
LEWISHAM
LONDON
SE13 5PB
Phone:
07411199864
Email:
companionalbatross@gmail.com
Website:

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