SAMPHIRE

Charity number: 1106667
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To relieve the poverty and distress of former detainees by providing basic amenities, information and support, which will enable them to participate in the wider community.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £308,529
Total expenditure: £325,950

People

6 Trustee(s)

5 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 November 2004: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • DOVER DETAINEE VISITORS GROUP (Working name)
  • SAMPHIRE (Working name)
  • VISITOR GROUP (Working name)
  • THE DOVER DETAINEE VISITOR GROUP (Previous name)
Gift aid:
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
  • 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 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Caroline Louise Howden Chair 26 September 2023
THE JIMMY AGGREY FOUNDATION
Recently registered
EAST KENT AREA QUAKER MEETING
Recently registered
Celia Diane Walters Trustee 05 December 2024
None on record
Floortje Hoette Trustee 26 September 2023
None on record
Jayne Strange Trustee 13 April 2023
None on record
Dominic Howden Trustee 26 March 2023
None on record
Miriam wood Trustee 22 September 2022
MUNICIPAL CHARITIES OF DOVER
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 £191.59k £205.50k £170.57k £303.59k £308.53k
Total expenditure £175.49k £166.87k £169.56k £253.17k £325.95k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £10.25k £10.00k N/A £8.90k 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 14 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 14 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 10 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 10 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 13 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 13 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 13 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 13 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 14 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 14 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 13/05/2004 AS AMENDED ON 09/09/2004 AS AMENDED ON 14/09/2005 AS AMENDED ON 21/09/2006 AS AMENDED ON 29/09/2009 AS AMENDED ON 23/05/2013 AS AMENDED ON 29 SEP 2016

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG MIGRANT COMMUNITIES (INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED IMMIGRATION DETENTION) BY: 1. PROVIDING A LOCAL NETWORK GROUP THAT ENCOURAGES AND ENABLES MEMBERS OF MIGRANT COMMUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY; 2. INCREASING AND COORDINATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF MIGRANT COMMUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND TO ENABLE THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THAT COMMUNITY; 3. RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING MIGRANTS (INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED IMMIGRATION DETENTION).

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Samphire BizNav Accountants
Unit 5
North Court,Armstrong Road
MAIDSTONE
Kent
ME15 6JZ
Phone:
01304242755
Email:
julie@samphireproject.org.uk
Website:

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