COMMUNITY LANGUAGE SUPPORT SERVICES

Charity number: 1115756
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

CLSS aiming to advance the education and training of people with limited English language skills and their dependents in need there of so as to advance them in life and assist them to adapt with in a new community. Enables clients to have better access to mainstream services. Through provision advice, advocacy, support, interpreting and translating, referrals and signposting service.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £135,977
Total expenditure: £122,209

Total income includes £29,000 from 2 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

7 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 August 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • CLSS (Working name)
  • COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Kaoutar Hannach Trustee 19 December 2022
None on record
Natu Hadish Trustee 19 December 2022
None on record
Mebrahtu Rossom Trustee 14 December 2020
None on record
Zahra Suleiman Trustee 16 December 2019
None on record
Zibiah Alfred Trustee 10 April 2014
None on record
SEGA HABTOM Trustee
None on record
RUTH CLARKE Trustee
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 £91.93k £123.79k £89.25k £129.86k £135.98k
Total expenditure £58.98k £79.18k £85.43k £102.15k £122.21k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £26.22k £26.00k £29.00k £29.00k £29.00k

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 02 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 02 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 19 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 19 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 12 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 12 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 24 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 24 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 29 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 29 December 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 24 JULY 2006

Charitable objects

1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PEOPLE WITH LIMITED ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS IN NEED THEREOF SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY. 2 THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES. 3 THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH LIMITED ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE IN LONDON, BY THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL AND SKILLS TRAINING, ADVICE AND SUPPORT.

Area of benefit

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

UN DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, GREATER LONDON.

Contact information

Address:
CHURCH OF ST. MELITUS
TOLLINGTON PARK
LONDON
N4 3AG
Phone:
0207 2813228
Email:
communitylss@hotmail.com
Website:

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