LIFEAID EMPOWERING ORPHANS AND WIDOWS

Charity Number: 1155433
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We offer support to orphans with tuition fees. Educate and support farmer in increasing their crop yield. Supply clothing to the homeless and encourage social cohesion in less economically developed countries. Currently in Ivory Coast we are helping with organic farming. We also support widows in setting up and running their own businesses.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £5,160
Total expenditure: £2,199

People

5 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Religious Activities
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Southwark
  • Nigeria
  • Zambia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 January 2014: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • LIFEAID (Previous name)
  • LIFEAID (Previous name)
  • LIFEAID -EMPOWERING ORPHANS AND WIDOWS (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ATINUKE OMISADE Chair 06 November 2013
None on record
PAULINE OSHODIN Trustee 06 November 2013
None on record
OLUWAKAYODE ADEWUMI Trustee 06 November 2013
FOREVER AND EVER
Received: On time
LIFE TO THE MAX
Received: On time
THE MAYOR OF HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM'S APPEAL FUND
Received: On time
NEW COVENANT CHURCH BERMONDSEY
Received: On time
OLUFUNLAYO OSHINYEMI Trustee 06 November 2013
None on record
OLUWADAMILOLA OLULEKE Trustee 06 November 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £5.40k £4.46k £4.14k £5.75k £5.16k
Total expenditure £3.13k £2.43k £2.65k £1.64k £2.20k
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 December 2023 11 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 06 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 16 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 18 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 15 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 12/01/2014

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE POVERTY, PARTICULARLY AMONGST WIDOWS AND CHILDREN IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT INCLUDING: · THE PROVISION OF GRANTS AND DONATIONS TO MEET THE BASIC NECESSITIES OF LIFE SUCH AS FOOD, WATER AND SHELTER; · ENABLING CHILDREN TO ATTEND SCHOOL; · HELPING WIDOWS TO FARM THE LAND TO PRODUCE FOOD TO FEED THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES; · PROVIDING ASSISTANCE INCLUDING MICRO LOANS TO WIDOWS TO HELP THEM EARN A LIVING TO CARE FOR THEIR FAMILIES; · THE PROVISION OF CHRISTIAN COUNSELLING AND PASTORAL CARE; AND · THE PROVISION OF SUCH GRANTS AND DONATIONS TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF ORGANISATIONS WORKING WITH TRAFFICKED CHILDREN INCLUDING SUPPORTING THEIR RESCUE, CARE AND REHABILITATION.

Contact information

Address:
89 Jade Close
West Beckton
London
E16 3TZ
Phone:
02074732866
Email:
info@lifeaid.org.uk
Website:

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