THE DISCOVERY OF TALENTS

Charity Number: 1142536
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Employment support and Training Provisions Advice and Guidance on Welfare Benefits,Immigration Youth activities Sport and physical activities Education Debt Management Advice Befriending Antisocial behaviour Domestic violence Homeless Signposting to a free legal representative

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £11,000
Total expenditure: £9,250

People

5 Trustee(s)

6 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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • 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:
  • Birmingham City
  • Dudley
  • Sandwell
  • Wolverhampton

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 June 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
07474651 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
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PATRICK SALI MASS Chair 01 March 2017
GAS-MINISTERE CHRIST NOTRE RESTAURATION
Received: On time
Bernadette Mbala Trustee 01 February 2022
None on record
Bernadette Mayombo Trustee 01 February 2022
None on record
Justin Ngolu Nseya Trustee 01 March 2017
None on record
Adele Dikoko Trustee 20 October 2011
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 £15.52k £12.53k £25.00k £10.00k £11.00k
Total expenditure £15.49k £12.50k £15.00k £9.00k £9.25k
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 12 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 15 May 2023 104 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 09 February 2022 9 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 16 January 2021 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 INCORPORATED 21/12/2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 07/06/2011

Charitable objects

1. TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS, TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS FROM FRENCH SPEAKING AFRICAN COUNTRIES, WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE UK BY THE PROVISION OF SERVICES, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE IN SUCH MATTERS AS HEALTH, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, IMMIGRATION AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION. 2. TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 24 LIVING IN BIRMINGHAM BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: (A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; (B) ADVANCING EDUCATION; (C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

Contact information

Address:
Saturn Centre
Spring Road
Ettingshall
WOLVERHAMPTON
WV4 6JX
Phone:
01902401400
Email:
DISCOVERYOFT@GMAIL.COM
Website:

No information available