THE NORFOLK & NORWICH - EL VIEJO FRIENDSHIP LINK

Charity number: 1156787
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Funding the provision of educational equipment for primary pupils from impoverished families to enable them to attend school in the municipality of El Viejo in Nicaragua,through teachers committees and a local paid worker. Currently 200 such "scholarships" are awarded. Occasional requests from schools are considered and may be all or part funded,, e.g. a laptop, new classroom.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2022

Total income: £2,176
Total expenditure: £9,453

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
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Norfolk
  • Nicaragua

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 April 2014: Standard registration
  • 24 May 2023: Removed (Transfer of funds)
  • 24 May 2023: Funds transferred to 1106881 NICARAGUA SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN LIMITED
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2018 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022
Total gross income £4.74k £3.06k £2.57k £2.84k £2.18k
Total expenditure £4.12k £4.21k £5.05k £2.32k £9.45k
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 2022 08 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 03 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 23 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 19 March 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 Not Required

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 22 SEP 2010 AS AMENDED ON 16/04/2014

Charitable objects

THE LINK’S OBJECTS (“THE OBJECTS”) ARE: (1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO CHILDREN FROM POOR FAMILIES IN EL VIEJO AND BY RAISING AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS OF THE NEEDS OF NICARAGUA AND ITS PEOPLES AND IN PARTICULAR THE NEEDS OF EL VIEJO AND ITS PEOPLES. (2) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN EL VIEJO, NICARAGUA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PROJECTS RELATING TO IMPROVING WATER SUPPLY, DRAINAGE AND HOUSING, AND THE SUPPORT FOR GENERAL HEALTH PROVISION, HEALTH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INTO LOCAL HEALTH ISSUES. (3) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN EL VIEJO, NICARAGUA, BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH GOODS/SERVICES WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS.