BARKA UK

Charity number: 1132108
Charity reporting is up to date (87 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

a) to alleviate hardship among immigrants in the UK from Poland and East European Countries. b) assist immigrants, who faced socio economic hardship and who want to return to their country, by providing transport and subsistence.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £157,113
Total expenditure: £149,133

Total income includes £108,328 from 3 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

5 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for being a trustee.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 October 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
06576958 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
EWA SADOWSKA Trustee
None on record
BERNADETTE CASSIDY Trustee
None on record
BARBARA SADOWSKA Trustee
None on record
LIDIA WESIERSKA Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £77.85k £135.04k £243.43k £147.39k £157.11k
Total expenditure £87.36k £117.64k £211.60k £166.39k £149.13k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £49.50k £112.09k £200.15k £112.13k £108.33k

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 July 2024 26 August 2025 87 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024

(These accounts
have been qualified)

26 August 2025 87 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 17 September 2024 109 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 17 September 2024 109 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 31 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 31 May 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 31 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 31 May 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 29 May 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 29 May 2021 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 25 APRIL 2008

Charitable objects

(A) FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG MIGRANTS IN THE UK FROM POLAND AND ELSEWHERE ("THE BENEFICIARY GROUP") BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH GOODS AND SERVICES; AND (B) UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG THE BENEFICIARY GROUP FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT.

Area of benefit

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

THE UK

Contact information

Address:
C/B EKB Accountancy Services
39-41 North Road
London
Phone:
02076071471
Email:
barka.uk@googlemail.com
Website:

www.barkauk.org Open in new window