NOWANS COMMUNITY TRUST
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
For the public benefit, working but not exclusively with orphans, young people, Black Asian Minority Ethnic communities, and marginalised communities in the UK, and in Kenya, in ways that strengthen both, culturally, socio-economically and through education by:
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025
Total income includes £99,747 from 4 government grant(s)
People
5 Trustee(s)
10 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Accommodation/housing
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Other Finance
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Other Charitable Activities
- Gloucestershire
- Throughout London
Governance
- 13 September 2010: Standard registration
No other names
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investment
- 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
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
5 Trustee(s)
| Name | Role | Date of appointment | Other trusteeships | Reporting status of other trusteeships | ||||
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| Dr Lauren Denkins | Trustee | 01 August 2026 |
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| Dr Brigitte Samantha Stroud Othala Von Habsburg | Trustee | 15 April 2025 |
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| Sarah Pickering | Trustee | 07 September 2023 |
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| Hilda Gillingham | Trustee | 07 September 2023 |
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| Moira Kathryn Watkin Williams-Sharp | Trustee | 20 January 2022 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | 31/03/2025 | ||
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Total gross income | £8.00k | £27.20k | £42.31k | £59.80k | £142.91k | |
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Total expenditure | £6.90k | £6.93k | £63.37k | £46.91k | £114.72k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | £3.00k | £8.00k | £99.75k |
Accounts and annual returns
| Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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| Annual return | 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR |
31 March 2024
(These accounts |
31 January 2025 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2023 | 14 February 2024 | 14 days late | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2023 | 20 February 2024 | 20 days late | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2022 | 11 January 2023 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | 17 February 2023 | 17 days late | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2021 | 30 January 2022 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2021 | Not required |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
TRUST DEED DATED 5 SEPTEMBER 2010 AS AMENDED ON 30 JUN 2021
Charitable objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, WORKING BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITH ORPHANS, YOUNG PEOPLE, BLACK ASIAN MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITIES, AND MARGINALISED COMMUNITIES IN THE UK, AND IN KENYA, IN WAYS THAT STRENGTHEN BOTH, CULTURALLY, SOCIO-ECONOMICALLY AND THROUGH EDUCATION BY: A. THE PREVENTION AND ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY BY TAKING CARE OF YOUNG PEOPLE'S WELFARE AND WELL-BEING THROUGH GRANT FUNDING AND TO ENSURE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AFFORDABLE ACCOMMODATION, SKILLS AND EMPLOYMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE FUTURES. B. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY ESTABLISHING AN ACADEMY SCHOOL IN THE UK, A SCHOOL IN KENYA AND DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. C. THE ADVANCEMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND GUIDANCE THROUGH WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE FAMILIES IN ORDER TO DEVELOP FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE THROUGH SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESSES, EXPLORING SELF-EMPLOYMENT AND ACQUIRING DIGITAL AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. D. THE ADVANCEMENT OF ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE BY PROVIDING A PLATFORM THROUGH LIVES OF COLOUR INITIATIVE TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND CELEBRATE CULTUTAL HERITAGE AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE REALITIES OF MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITIES IN THE UK. E. THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL HARMONY, DIVERSITY ANDF INCLUSION BY PROVIDING TRAINING COURSES, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND BY THE FORMATION OF A RACE EQUITY INSTITUTE IN THE UK. F. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY GIVING ADVICE, SIGNPOSTING AND WORKING WITH PARTNERSHIP ORGANISATIONS TO ENSURE YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES ENGAGE AND HAVE THE NECESSARY RESOURCES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE AS FULL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.
Area of benefit
UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, OVERSEAS.
Contact information
- Address:
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HUB8,
MX Building
Chester Walk
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 3JZ
- Phone:
- 07804307124
- Email:
- FLORENCE@LIVESOFCOLOUR.CO.UK
- Website:
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livesofcolour.co.uk
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