BRIDGING THE GAP INTERNATIONAL LTD

Charity number: 1123431
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity through funding secured from Unltd Mill. Award Scheme, Greater Manchester Community Foundation and Moss Care Housing Association trained and covered the cost of SIA basic training in security for about 30 individuals who had been long on state benefit and unemployed. The charity has also helped these individuals in job search and application. This project covered the Manchester area.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2012

Total income: £10,000
Total expenditure: £9,000

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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City
  • Coventry City
  • Lewisham
  • Manchester City
  • Sandwell
  • Wolverhampton
  • Canada
  • Ethiopia
  • United States

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 April 2008: Standard registration
  • 22 January 2015: Removed (Ceased to exist)
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • ETHIOPIAN SOMALI HAUD AREA COUNCIL (Working name)
Gift aid:
No information available
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
Land and property:
No information available

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2009 30/09/2010 30/09/2011 30/09/2012
Total gross income £9.00k £9.00k £10.00k £10.00k
Total expenditure £9.00k £9.00k £9.00k £9.00k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 30 September 2014 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2014 Not submitted
Annual return 30 September 2013 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2013 Not submitted
Annual return 30 September 2012 26 April 2013 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2012 Not required
Annual return 30 September 2011 26 April 2013 270 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2011 Not required

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 11 SEPTEMBER 2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 22 MARCH 2008

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM IN PARTICULAR WITHIN THE NORTH WEST AND WEST MIDLAND REGIONS, PRIMARILY FOR THOSE INHABITANTS WHO ARE OF EAST AFRICAN ORIGIN NOW LIVING HERE, ANYONE WHO IS RELATED TO SUCH PERSONS AND PEOPLE LIVING IN THE EAST AFRICA, TO: (1) ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION BY PROVIDING TRAINING AND SKILLS; (2) RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY SETTING UP AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS WHICH HELP IN THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY; (3) PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THE LIFE OF THEIR COMMUNITY IN WAYS WHICH ADDRESS AND ALLEVIATE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE.

Area of benefit

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

UNITED KINGDOM IN PARTICULAR WITHIN THE NORTH WEST AND WEST MIDLAND REGIONS. EAST AFRICA