THE MERIDIAN CENTRE

Charity number: 1155297
Charity reporting is up to date (70 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Charity's objects are to advance education and training amongst the public, and in particular where such education and training will contribute to social cohesion and combat social exclusion

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income:
£552,227

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Donations and legacies £0
Charitable activities £534.92k
Other trading activities £0
Investments £2.44k
Other £14.87k

Total expenditure:
£593,562

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £593.56k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £200,410 from 1 government contract(s) and £67,462 from 1 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £0
Charitable expenditure £593.56k

People

26 Employee(s)

5 Trustee(s)

9 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Bradford City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 January 2014: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
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
  • 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 owns and/or leases 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
Summera Kauser Trustee 16 October 2023
FAMILY MEDIATORS ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
YVONNE ABOAGYE Trustee 27 July 2023
None on record
Iris Gabriel Trustee 12 June 2023
None on record
SHAMIM KHAN Trustee 04 November 2013
E.A.S.A. (EDUCATION ADVICE SERVICE FOR ADULTS)
Received: On time
JACQUI PHILLIPS Trustee 04 November 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2020 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024
Total gross income £498.21k £551.83k £589.90k £506.21k £552.23k
Total expenditure £465.49k £444.40k £584.78k £599.39k £593.56k
Income from government contracts £76.89k £44.12k £153.07k £134.15k £200.41k
Income from government grants £1.32k £21.75k £8.61k £16.91k £67.46k
Income - Donations and legacies N/A £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Other trading activities N/A £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities N/A £485.40k £415.67k £496.23k £534.92k
Income - Endowments N/A £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment N/A £261 £20 £0 £2.44k
Income - Other N/A £295 £12.53k £9.98k £14.87k
Income - Legacies N/A £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A £444.40k £584.78k £599.39k £593.56k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance N/A £5.46k £4.33k £1.52k £6.35k
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management N/A £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other N/A £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 05/04/2020 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024
Own use assets N/A £294.37k £286.15k £277.93k £269.71k
Long-term investments N/A £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets N/A £533.16k £546.73k £462.25k £447.26k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities N/A £2.40k £2.64k £3.12k £21.25k

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 05 April 2024 16 April 2025 70 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 16 April 2025 70 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 04 March 2024 28 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 04 March 2024 28 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 20 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 20 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 08 February 2022 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 08 February 2022 3 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2020 08 February 2021 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2020 08 February 2021 3 days late 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05/04/2004 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 29/11/2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/09/2013 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 16/10/2013

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING AMONGST THE PUBLIC, AND IN PARTICULAR WHERE SUCH EDUCATION AND TRAINING WILL CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIAL COHESION AND COMBAT SOCIAL EXCLUSION

Contact information

Address:
ST. PAULS ROAD
Manningham
BRADFORD
West Yorkshire
BD8 7LS
Phone:
07591570750
Email:
meridiancentre@hotmail.co.uk
Website:

www.meridiancentre.org Open in new window