GENDER RIGHTS AND EQUALITY ACTION TRUST

Charity number: 1138151
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The GREAT Initiative (The Gender Rights Equality Action Trust) is an advocacy organisation working to drive gender equality worldwide. Our vision is a world in which men and women have an equal chance to thrive.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £0
Total expenditure: £0

People

2 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 September 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • GREAT (Working name)
  • THE GREAT INITIATIVE (Working name)
  • THE FAS TRUST (Previous name)
Company number:
07203511 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

2 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
KAREN RUIMY Chair
None on record
MARIELLA FROSTRUP Trustee
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 £1.36k £690 £340 £0 £0
Total expenditure £2.47k £30.62k £340 £0 £0
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 31 March 2024 29 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2023 15 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 11 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 28 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 25 February 2021 25 days late
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 ON 25 MARCH 2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 21 SEPTEMBER 2010 AND BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 22 OCTOBER 2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 18 AUG 2016

Charitable objects

5.HAVING REGARD TO THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS ON 10 DECEMBER 1948 [AND THE CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN, ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS ON 18 DECEMBER 1979], THE OBJECTS ARE THE FOLLOWING (PURSUED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT): 5.1 THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY, 5.2 THE PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, AND 5.3 THE RELIEF OF CHARITABLE NEED IN EACH CASE WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO GENDER EQUALITY. 5.4 IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE PRIMARY OBJECTS, THE CHARITY MAY 5.4.1 RELIEVE POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY SUPPORTING AND ARRANGING FOR THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND FACILITIES DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS OF ALL GENDERS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BECOME INCREASINGLY SELF-SUFFICIENT, 5.4.2 PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE INCLUSION OF INDIVIDUALS OF ALL GENDERS IN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PROCESSES BOTH WITHIN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND AT A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, IN PARTICULAR BY SUPPORTING EQUAL ACCESS TO AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES IN POLITICAL AND PUBLIC LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL GENDERS, 5.4.3 PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS, HARMONY AND EQUALITY WITHIN COMMUNITIES, IN PARTICULAR BY PROTECTING AND PROMOTING THE FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS OF INDIVIDUALS OF ALL GENDERS IN POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, CULTURAL, CIVIL OR ANY OTHER FIELD, BY ALL OR ANY CHARITABLE MEANS INCLUDING: RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS AND GENDER INEQUALITY ISSUES, PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS OF ALL GENDERS, AND RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY ISSUES INTERNATIONALLY AND IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, 5.4.4 CO-OPERATE WITH EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITIES AND ORGANISATIONS TO PROCURE THE BETTER UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE ISSUES OF GENDER EQUALITY, 5.4.5 FINANCIALLY SUPPORT PUBLICATIONS AND PROMOTE EXHIBITIONS AND LECTURES AND GENERALLY TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ISSUES OF GENDER EQUALITY AS ARE WITHIN THE SPIRIT OF THE OBJECTS, [AND IN PARTICULAR TO PRINT AND PUBLISH AND DISTRIBUTE SUCH BOOKS, PAMPHLETS AND PERIODICALS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE CALCULATED TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THESE ISSUES,] AND 5.4.6 ESTABLISH A HIGH-PROFILE AND INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNISED AWARDS PROGRAMME DEDICATED TO ACKNOWLEDGING, REWARDING AND PROMOTING INDIVIDUALS, BODIES AND ORGANISATIONS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUSTAINED PROMOTION AND MEASURABLE ADVANCEMENT OF THE OBJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
Edward Whittaker
GREAT
Office 303
118 Piccadilly
London
W1J 7NW
Phone:
02078387180
Email:
info@thegreatinitiative.org.uk
Website:

www.thegreatinitiative.org.uk Open in new window