BLESSING FAMILY ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 1118767
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

BFA deliver a six-month Befriend project for refugee families from French-speaking communities within Croydon who are isolated, lonely, and stressed to empower them to participate in weekly meetings. They can build knowledge on health issues. We run various sessions of dance, art, music, drama and life skills for young people with the help of volunteers to support young people.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £31,002
Total expenditure: £28,242

People

4 Trustee(s)

15 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Croydon

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 April 2007: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BFA (Working name)
  • BLESSING FAMILY ASSOCIATION (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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Moise Marcel Amouoto Nengou Trustee 14 July 2023
None on record
MAMIE MASUNDA Trustee 01 June 2023
None on record
ELENGE MOBALI Trustee 10 October 2021
None on record
PROSPER TEKABADIKADYO KABA 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 £54.08k £10.25k £19.99k £24.29k £31.00k
Total expenditure £48.21k £9.95k £16.12k £18.33k £28.24k
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 March 2024 06 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 06 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 13 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 03 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 12 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 23 March 2021 51 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 23 March 2021 51 days late 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 DATED 1 OCTOBER 2003 AS AMENDED 16 SEPTEMBER 2006

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") BEING PARTICULARLY FURTHERED IN THE AREA OF LONDON ARE: 1. TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY BY PROVIDING ADVICE ON SEEKING EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, DEBT AND MONEY COUNSELLING AND RELATED FINANCIAL ADVICE; 2. TO PROMOTE EDUCATION ON MATTERS THAT AFFECT THE CONGOLESE AND FRENCH SPEAKING FAMILIES OF LONDON; 3. TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH ON ISSUES AFFECTING THE CONGOLESE COMMUNITY AND TO DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; 4. TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN MATTERS RELATING TO THE CONGOLESE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES AND PUBLICATIONS; AND 5. TO GENERALLY RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THE CONGOLESE FRENCH SPEAKING FAMILIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY: A. SHARING SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE WITH CONGOLESE AND FRENCH SPEAKING FAMILIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE EUROPEAN UNION AND AFRICA; B. PROVIDING A RESEARCH AND RESOURCE FORUM FOR CONGOLESE FRENCH SPEAKING FAMILIES, LOCAL GROUPS AND GOVERNMENT AND OTHER AGENCIES; C. TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF CONGOLESE FAMILIES AND REPRESENT THEIR VIEWS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS AND REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE CROYDON

Contact information

Address:
17 TORRIDGE ROAD
THORNTON HEATH
CR7 7EZ
Phone:
07944365073
Email:
blessingfamilyas@hotmail.co.uk
Website:

No information available