FRIENDS OF THE CARIBBEAN

Charity number: 1142821
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote the benefit of the public, in particular but not exclusively members of the Caribbean Community in Milton Keynes and the surrounding area, by: a) The promotion and preservation of good health. b) The advancement of education. c) Helping Young People, in particular but not exclusively members of the Dual Heritage Community to develop their capabilities

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £45,691
Total expenditure: £34,465

People

6 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the 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
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Milton Keynes

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 July 2011: Standard registration
  • 03 August 2023: Funds received from 1064745 CONNIBURROW COMMUNITY GROUP
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • FOTC (Working name)
Company number:
06651532 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
  • Investment
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Anthony Russell Trustee 12 January 2022
None on record
Pauline Garrique Trustee 24 October 2019
None on record
Shirley Palmer-Hopkins Trustee 23 October 2019
None on record
EDDIE BURRELL Trustee 08 July 2011
None on record
JACENT COOTE Trustee
None on record
WAIN MCINTOSH 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 £11.35k £7.55k £27.37k £14.73k £45.69k
Total expenditure £10.28k £5.17k £26.11k £13.65k £34.47k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £22.20k 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 July 2024 28 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 28 May 2025 On time
Annual return 31 July 2023 16 August 2024 77 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 July 2022 30 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 30 May 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 04 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 July 2020 07 June 2021 7 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 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 INCORPORATED 21/07/2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/06/2011 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 08/07/2011

Charitable objects

1) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY MEMBERS OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY IN MILTON KEYNES AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, BY: A) THE PROMOTION AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH; B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; C) HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATIONAL MENTORING, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. 2) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE CARIBBEAN BY ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND HEALTHCARE PROJECTS.

Area of benefit

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

LOCAL AND OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
21 WALKHAMPTON AVENUE
BRADWELL COMMON
MILTON KEYNES
MK13 8ND
Phone:
01908242045
Email:
info@friendsofthecaribbean.co.uk
Website:

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