UNIVERSAL BOARD GAMES

Charity Number: 1150917
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

UBG facilitate game playing workshops for young people and their families. Our facilitators have a wide knowledge of games from around the world and years of experience of delivering fun interactive workshops for young people, older people and intergenerational groups. UBG work with groups to design bespoke board games that reflect cultural diversity and social issues in a fun accessible format.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £54,070
Total expenditure: £33,893

Total income includes £19,955 from 2 government grant(s)

People

3 Trustee(s)

18 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:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 February 2013: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • UBG (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
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
John Chappell Trustee 12 February 2022
None on record
Keyo Yendi Trustee 18 December 2018
None on record
LEROY GOLDING Trustee 15 October 2012
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 £43.77k £25.13k £6.01k £32.56k £54.07k
Total expenditure £43.45k £34.83k £21.72k £23.90k £33.89k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £27.88k £13.62k N/A N/A £19.95k

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 09 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 09 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 14 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 14 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 03 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 July 2021 26 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 26 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 15 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 15 October 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 03/02/2012 AS AMENDED ON 06/02/2013

Charitable objects

1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, DEVELOPING AND PRODUCING GAMES. 2) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM THROUGH CREATIVE DESIGN AND PLAY TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATION OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

Contact information

Address:
Flat 36
Ferry House
Harrington Hill
London
E5 9HD
Phone:
07981589881
Email:
info@universalboardgames.co.uk
Website:

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