ALTERNATIVES TRUST EAST LONDON

Charity Number: 1103724
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Alternatives provides mental health and holistic wellbeing support to marginalised women, and by extension their families, living in Newham. We do this by offering free and accessible talking therapy, through advocacy support and community projects and by providing meaningful volunteering and employment opportunities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £336,203
Total expenditure: £345,777

Total income includes £10,740 from 2 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

15 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:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Barking And Dagenham
  • Newham
  • Tower Hamlets
  • Waltham Forest

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 May 2004: Standard registration
  • 16 December 2015: Funds received from 1059266 CHOICES CRISIS PREGNANCY COUNSELLING
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • ALTERNATIVES (Working name)
  • ALTERNATIVES CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTRE (Working name)
Gift aid:
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
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Natalie Robinson Chair 24 September 2024
None on record
Lincyenthe Joan Dallas Trustee 16 July 2024
None on record
Ruth Schwegmann-Fielding De Barros Trustee 21 May 2024
None on record
Vida Boateng Trustee 21 May 2024
None on record
Funmilade Aloutade Trustee 16 March 2023
None on record
Francesca Ojefua Trustee 06 December 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £249.73k £324.29k £349.64k £343.10k £336.20k
Total expenditure £263.84k £267.96k £394.01k £330.11k £345.78k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £500 £5.00k £5.65k £10.00k £10.74k

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 24 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 24 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 19 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 19 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 27 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 27 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 28 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 28 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 20 APRIL 2004 as amended on 08 Jun 2024

Charitable objects

A) To provide accessible mental health support for marginalised disadvantaged women within Newham, addressing such issues including domestic abuse, trauma, poverty, parental challenges, pregnancy, miscarriage or child loss. B) To relieve the needs of women experiencing destitution including those with asylum-seeker and refugee status, homelessness or insecure housing and with no recourse to public funds or living in poverty; by providing advocacy, community, education and holistic support. C) To provide vulnerable mothers with holistic support to address intergenerational cycles of trauma for the ongoing benefit of themselves, their families and the wider community. D) The relief of unemployment for the benefit of women in such ways as may be thought fit, including assistance to find employment and volunteering opportunities.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE GREATER LONDON

Contact information

Address:
St. Edmunds Church
464 Katherine Road
LONDON
E7 8NP
Phone:
02074768215
Email:
alternatives@altel.org.uk
Website:

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