BETTER LIVES FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1122290
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

BLF brings over 30 years experience of like minded people working to improve health and education conditions in remote areas in Sierra Leone. Our aim is to provide and improve FREE Quality Medical Care to the needy. Sponsoring Education leading to long term healthcare independence, self sufficiency and self-supportive structure. Raise standards of sanitation, hygiene and access to clean water.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £86,217
Total expenditure: £113,996

People

4 Trustee(s)

182 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
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
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
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Brent
  • Croydon
  • Wandsworth
  • India
  • Sierra Leone

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 January 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BETTER LIVES (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
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rajesh Patel Trustee 01 July 2024
None on record
Hina Patel Trustee 01 June 2023
None on record
Anne Barry Trustee 24 September 2020
None on record
DR Michael Rafferty Trustee 04 January 2015
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 £59.82k £60.09k £56.58k £125.12k £86.22k
Total expenditure £57.22k £59.95k £53.64k £102.05k £114.00k
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 31 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 17 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 17 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 20 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 20 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 11 September 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 11 September 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 1 FEBRUARY 2007

Charitable objects

1. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE LIVING IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE UNDER DEVELOPED COUNTRIES SUCH AS SIERRA LEONE, ZAMBIA ETC. 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE BY THE PROVISION OF LECTURES, FORA AND BY THE PUBLICATION OF NEWSLETTER DEVOTED TO HEALTHCARE. 3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS IN UNDER DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND IN PARTICULAR IN SIERRA LEONE AND IN ZAMBIA BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THEIR EDUCATION WHICH ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THEM.

Area of benefit

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

ANY PART OF THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE UNDER DEVELOPED COUNTRIES SUCH AS SIERRA LEONE, ZAMBIA ETC

Contact information

Address:
Jetta House
Suite J003
15-16 Westfield Lane
HARROW
Middlesex
HA3 9ED
Phone:
02032393277
Email:
info@betterlivesfoundation.org
Website:

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