MIDDLE EASTERN WOMEN AND SOCIETY ORGANISATION

Charity Number: 1150129
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Assisting victims of domestic violence, forced marriage, FGM,and women affected by honour killings in their family to rebuild their lives and integrate into the wider society. The organisation offers workshops, group and individual counselling sessions, advice and support on an outreach basis. All in which focus on our primary aim, the well-being of our clients.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £189,815
Total expenditure: £270,911

Total income includes £45,309 from 3 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

6 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 December 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • MEWSO (Working name)
Gift aid:
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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Ghislaine Marie Line Gaspais Marco Chair 01 March 2021
None on record
Mercyline Ndeti Trustee 17 January 2025
None on record
Ellena Vacchelli Trustee 17 January 2025
None on record
Thelma Foulds Trustee 13 February 2023
None on record
Maria Stephanie Sookias Trustee 01 March 2021
None on record
Cordelia Mayfield Trustee 30 January 2015
None on record
Behnaz Fatherazi Trustee 24 March 2014
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 £76.24k £193.41k £267.62k £279.58k £189.82k
Total expenditure £64.33k £105.30k £163.80k £218.33k £270.91k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £14.78k £19.66k £58.15k £61.07k £45.31k

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 28 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 28 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 28 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 28 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 11 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 11 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 15 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 15 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 23 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 23 June 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 11 FEB 2011 AS AMENDED ON 11/11/2012

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONG WOMEN OF MIDDLE EASTERN DESCENT WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION, PREVENTING THEM FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THEIR NEEDS AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, BY: 1. PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT; 2. EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND IN VOCATIONAL AND OTHER SKILLS; 3. SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND EVENTS INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY; AND 4. RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ISSUES AFFECTING THESE INDIVIDUALS AND THE REASONS BEHIND THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION, INCLUDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND HONOUR RELATED VIOLENCE. WITHIN THIS WORDING 'MIDDLE EASTERN' MEANS COUNTRIES INCLUDING: EGYPT, IRAN, IRAQ, TURKEY, SAUDI ARABIA, YEMEN, SYRIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, ISRAEL, JORDAN, LEBANON, OMAN, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES, KUWAIT, QATAR, BAHRAIN AND CYPRUS

Contact information

Address:
St. Marys Neighbourhood Centre
124 Upper Street
Islington
LONDON
N1 2TX
Phone:
07958145666
Email:
office@mewso.org
Website:

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