GLOBAL BRIGADES UK

Charity Number: 1132015
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The aim of the charity is to coordinate volunteer efforts and contribute resources to underserved communities to relieve problems caused by poverty, hunger, access to healthcare, public health infrastructure, lack of education, and environmental degradation while preserving such communities' culture, to educate the public and to carry on other charitable activities associated with these goals.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2023

Total income: £84,078
Total expenditure: £82,053

People

9 Trustee(s)

78 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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Honduras
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 October 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • GLOBAL BRIGADES (Previous name)
Company number:
06845249 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk 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
Dr Shaswath Ganapathi Chair 30 May 2022
None on record
Georgia Maddy-Powell Trustee 01 March 2025
None on record
Samah Ramsi Trustee 28 December 2024
None on record
Nazim Zaim Trustee 05 September 2024
None on record
Emily Jones Trustee 05 September 2024
None on record
Eleanor Elizabeth Stubley Trustee 05 September 2024
None on record
Jess Woodrow Trustee 29 January 2024
None on record
Samahat Ahmed Trustee 29 January 2024
None on record
Gianmarco Iannello Trustee 27 March 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2019 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023
Total gross income £87.80k £10.08k £36.50k £64.42k £84.08k
Total expenditure £79.66k £17.01k £17.83k £71.79k £82.05k
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 30 September 2023 12 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 12 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 13 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 13 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 26 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 26 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 06 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 Not Required
Annual return 30 September 2019 22 May 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2019 22 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30/04/2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/09/2009 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 13/12/2010

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY GHANA. HONDURAS AND PANAMA BY: (A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING; (B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS; (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. SIGNED:

Area of benefit

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

GHANA. HONDURAS AND PANAMA

Contact information

Address:
6 St. Lukes Road
CHELTENHAM
Gloucestershire
GL53 7JH
Phone:
07568166115
Email:
shaswath.ganapathi@globalbrigades.org
Website:

www.globalbrigades.org Open in new window