THE LATVIAN WELFARE TRUST

Charity number: 1124661
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Charity overview

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Activities - how the charity spends its money

A social and cultural organisation working with Latvian men, women and children and their decendants throughout the world, but primarily within the UK and Latvia. Creation of social and cultural centres at which Latvians can live and meet for traditional and more general activities. These centres include libraries and archives of information about our activities. Scholarships for students.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £478,317
Total expenditure: £706,716

People

9 Trustee(s)

48 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the 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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of Westminster
  • Leicestershire
  • Latvia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 June 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05853180 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Karoline Isabella Zobens-East Chair 11 June 2016
None on record
Rita Harrison Trustee 09 March 2025
None on record
Laura Liepina Trustee 09 March 2024
None on record
Edite Browell Trustee 09 March 2024
None on record
Elina Beet Trustee 09 March 2024
ALVESTON JUBILEE HALL
Received: On time
LATVIAN DIASPORA REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
Recently registered
Ella Osa Trustee 02 October 2021
None on record
Juris Voitkevics Trustee 02 October 2021
LATVIAN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 1990
Received: On time
Baiba Freimane Trustee 08 March 2020
LATVIAN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 1990
Received: On time
Miks Vizbulis Trustee 12 March 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £2.69m £710.93k £921.25k £1.42m £478.32k
Total expenditure £2.33m £1.33m £1.26m £1.79m £706.72k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £50.00k £91.43k N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £6.00k £68.40k £91.97k £12.67k N/A
Income - Other trading activities £1.70m £370.89k £447.56k £1.18m N/A
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment £23.93k £67.00k £234.19k £213.98k N/A
Income - Other £952.33k £204.64k £147.53k £16.26k N/A
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £466.99k £273.70k £92.57k £299.86k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £1.87m £1.05m £1.17m £1.49m N/A
Expenditure - Governance £0 £21.15k £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 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 December 2023 07 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 07 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 26 January 2024 87 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 26 January 2024 87 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 22 December 2022 52 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 22 December 2022 52 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 14 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 14 March 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 11 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 11 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 21 JUNE 2006 AS AMEND 8 MARCH 2008 MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21/06/2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/11/2014

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE "OBJECTS") ARE: (A) TO CONTINUE THE WORK OF THE LATVIAN WELFARE FUND AS IT IS ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE BENEFIT OF MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF LATVIAN NATIONALITY AND THEIR DESCENDANTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BUT ESPECIALLY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND LATVIA ("LATVIAN PEOPLE") TO THE EXTENT (ONLY) THAT SUCH WORK IS EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND IN FORCE FROM TIME TO TIME AND IN PARTICULAR: (I) TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SICKNESS AND POOR HEALTH AMONGST LATVIAN PEOPLE; (II) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE COUNTRY OF LATVIA AND ITS PEOPLE, PAST AND PRESENT; (III) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF LATVIAN PEOPLE IN LATVIA AND IN THE UNITED KINGDOM; (IV) TO CONSERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL PEOPLES EVERYWHERE ANCIENT AND MODERN BUILDINGS, MONUMENTS, ARCHIVES AND WORKS OF ART WHICH ARE OF HISTORICAL OR CULTURAL IMPORTANCE TO LATVIA AND LATVIAN PEOPLE AND WHICH IT IS DESIRABLE TO PRESERVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; ARID (V) TO ORGANISE AND PROMOTE SOCIAL EVENTS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF LATVIAN PEOPLE WHO HAVE A NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, INFIRMITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND HARDSHIP CAUSED BY SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THENCONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
LATVIAN WELFARE TRUST
CATTHORPE MANOR
LILBOURNE ROAD
CATTHORPE
LUTTERWORTH
LE17 6DF
Phone:
07703611883
Email:
info@daugavasvanagi.co.uk
Website:

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