GOLDEN CENTRE OF OPPORTUNITIES

Charity number: 1129304
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

WE PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY AND WELFARE ADVICE TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.THROUGH A DROP IN CENTRE .WE ALSO HELP FIND EMPLOYMENT.BY PROVIDING A WORK CLUB AND A JOB CLUB TO ASSIST IN APPLICATION, INTERVIEW SKILLS, LETTER WRITING.ETC. WE HELP THOSE FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS NOT THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE WITH APPEALS AT TRIBUNALS, TEACH IT SKILLS ,ESOL CLASSES ,AND PROVIDE A HOME WORK CLUB

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 March 2024

Total income: £83,598
Total expenditure: £82,200

Total income includes £34,000 from 3 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

4 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:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Manchester City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 April 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • NO (Working name)
  • SOMALI GOLDEN AGE CARE GROUP (Previous name)
  • SOMALI GOLDEN CENTRE OF OPPORTUNITIES (Previous name)
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 policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
ABDI MOHOMED Chair
None on record
AWALE DAYNE Trustee
None on record
MOHAMED Yussuf SECRETARY Trustee
None on record
AHMED ABDI Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/03/2020 30/03/2021 30/03/2022 30/03/2023 30/03/2024
Total gross income £77.84k £100.47k £105.33k £38.31k £83.60k
Total expenditure £76.91k £99.14k £102.20k £36.81k £82.20k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £15.50k £20.78k £16.16k £9.00k £34.00k

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 30 March 2024 10 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2024 10 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 March 2023 04 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2023 04 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 March 2022 11 July 2023 162 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2022 11 April 2023 71 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 March 2021 17 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2021 17 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 March 2020 13 May 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2020 13 May 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 22 NOVEMBER 2007 AS AMENDED 8 APRIL 2009 AS AMENDED ON 16 JUN 2016

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF SOMALI CITIZENS IN MANCHESTER BY; A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT; B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS; C) THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH; AND D) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit

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

LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
Golden Centre Of Opportunities
Windrush Millennium Centre
70 Alexandra Road
MANCHESTER
M16 7WD
Phone:
07794297045
Email:
nasara37@hotmail.co.uk
Website:

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