SWEISSY UNION

Charity number: 1125890
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To enhance community cohesion and empower community members by way of, sharing information that is beneficial to us as a community, engaging members in training, education, and health, and signposting them to vital services. We also operate in Sierra Leone as a charity, we promote and facilitate education and training; we also provide relief to victims in times of man-made or natural disaster

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 28 April 2024

Total income: £6,500
Total expenditure: £1,600

People

7 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
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Lambeth
  • Lewisham
  • Southwark
  • Sierra Leone

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 September 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
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:
  • Complaints handling
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Alhaji Gibril Conteh Trustee 09 December 2018
None on record
Tamba Foday Trustee 09 December 2018
None on record
Ibrahim Mustapha Fofanah Trustee 01 June 2014
None on record
AKIM DEEN-CONTEH Trustee 01 June 2014
None on record
MOHAMED MANSARAY Trustee 26 October 2013
None on record
MATINA FATMATA NAVO Trustee 19 June 2012
None on record
ALHAJI CIBRILL CONTEH Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 28/04/2020 28/04/2021 28/04/2022 28/04/2023 28/04/2024
Total gross income £4.72k £4.39k £6.67k £6.50k £6.50k
Total expenditure £180 £0 £2.72k £1.50k £1.60k
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 28 April 2024 28 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 28 April 2024 Not Required
Annual return 28 April 2023 15 June 2024 108 days late
Accounts and TAR 28 April 2023 Not Required
Annual return 28 April 2022 19 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 28 April 2022 Not Required
Annual return 28 April 2021 30 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 28 April 2021 Not Required
Annual return 28 April 2020 24 February 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 28 April 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 31 AUGUST 2008

Charitable objects

1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST SIERRA LEONEANS, INCLUDING THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS, PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, LEGAL AND OTHER ADVICE. 2) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES OF SIERRA LEONE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY. 3) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE HEALTH OF ECONOMICALLY AND/ OR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED WOMEN IN SIERRA LEONE WHO ARE UNDERGOING CHILDBIRTH, IN PARTICULAR BY WORKING WITH HUMANITARIAN ORGANISATIONS TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH THEIR CHILDREN AE DELIVERED. 4) TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS AND SUFFERING OF PEOPLE IN SIERRA LEONE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ABUSE IN CHILDHOOD BY RAISING AWARENESS AND PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT.

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
Flat 22
Heaton House
Heaton Road
London
SE15 3TB
Phone:
07411050615
Email:
info@sweissyunion.org
Website:

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