OCEAN WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 1133725
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The activities of the charity: - a referral service assessing,signposting and supporting women to access the advice and guidence they need to benifits,immigration and housing; - drop-in sessions where women from diverse ethnic backgrounds; -A range of tergetted services e.g A food co-op,ESOL classes,cycling,swimming,mental health services.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £62,219
Total expenditure: £46,107

People

4 Trustee(s)

2 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Tower Hamlets

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 January 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
04452067 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
HALIMA KHAN Chair
None on record
Mirza Habiba Begum Trustee 06 May 2025
None on record
Sumaiya Hussian Trustee 12 September 2024
None on record
Isra Baraka Rahman Trustee 12 September 2024
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 £13.94k £11.77k £29.82k £38.03k £62.22k
Total expenditure £9.59k £11.06k £21.13k £31.47k £46.11k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £1.50k N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £5.00k £1.25k 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 29 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 29 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 29 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 18 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2020 03 December 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 Not required
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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 30 MAY 2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 10 DECEMBER 2009

Charitable objects

(A) TO TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF WOMEN LIVING ON THE OCEAN ESTATE IN TOWER HAMLETS, LONDON ("THE WOMEN") BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; (B) TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR THE WOMEN; (C) TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND UNEMPLOYMENT AMONGST THE WOMEN. (D) TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH AMONGST WOMEN

Area of benefit

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

TOWER HAMLETS, LONDON

Contact information

Address:
Ocean Women's Association
Unit A3, Gateway Tower
32 Western Gate
London
E16 1YL
Phone:
07940556053
Email:
oceanwomensassociation@yahoo.co.uk
Website:

No information available