GHANA UNION

Charity number: 1123393
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Charity is a general welfare, cultural and educational one for Ghanaians in the UK and Ghana and the general public in the UK. It organises workshops and seminars on Ghanaaian cultural heritage for Ghanaians, especially the youth in the Diaspora.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £28,833
Total expenditure: £27,591

People

9 Trustee(s)

6 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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London
  • Ghana

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 April 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
06395354 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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
EMMANUEL KWESI QUAYSON Chair 21 June 2013
None on record
DAVID OWUSU-YIANOMA LLB HONS Trustee 27 January 2019
None on record
MAVIS OSEI-AGYAPONG Trustee 30 April 2018
None on record
CHRISTIE OKPATTAH Trustee 24 June 2016
None on record
GEORGE ATSU OCLOO Trustee 29 November 2015
None on record
ZARA ADU Trustee 24 November 2013
WALWORTH METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
ADJARA SHARDOW Trustee 21 June 2013
FEDERATION OF GHANAIAN MUSLIM WOMEN ASSOCIATIONS UK
Received: On time
YAW BAFFOUR OFFE Trustee 21 June 2013
None on record
CHARLOTTE FRIMPONG Trustee 21 June 2013
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 £69.66k £40.40k £40.87k £20.71k £28.83k
Total expenditure £73.26k £34.26k £36.17k £18.16k £27.59k
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 19 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 19 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 28 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 11 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 11 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 01 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 01 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 15 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 15 November 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 10 OCTOBER 2007

Charitable objects

(1) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG GHANAIANS IN THE UK AND GHANA (2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF GHANAIANS OF ALL AGES IN THE UK AND GHANA (3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF GHANA AMONG GHANAIANS OF ALL AGES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE UK (4) THE RELIEF OF THOSE GHANAIANS IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, GENDER, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE IN GHANA AND THE UK

Area of benefit

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

UK AND GHANA

Contact information

Address:
225-229
SEVEN SISTERS ROAD
LONDON
N4 2DA
Phone:
07958648234
Email:
info@ghanaunion.org.uk
Website:

www.ghanaunion.org.uk Open in new window