The AVOCADO Foundation

Charity number: 1157549
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Financial education, entrepreneurship and capacity building training.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £406,230
Total expenditure: £351,776

People

5 Trustee(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
  • Education/training
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Cameroon
  • Ghana
  • Kenya
  • Liberia
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • Togo
  • Uganda
  • United States
  • Zambia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 June 2014: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • M4Y (Working name)
  • MONEY4YOU (Previous name)
  • MONEY4YOUTH (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dilys Barnett Chair 28 June 2020
None on record
Jack Hounsom Trustee 18 December 2024
None on record
Caroline Phansi Trustee 18 December 2024
None on record
Edwin Viegas Trustee 12 December 2021
None on record
Alezandra Udueni Trustee 28 June 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 18/06/2019 18/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £99.68k £171.64k £204.08k £260.35k £406.23k
Total expenditure £36.25k £123.02k £257.16k £225.36k £351.78k
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 19 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 19 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 21 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 21 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 28 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 28 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 18 December 2020 05 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 18 December 2020 05 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 18 June 2019 14 November 2019 On Time
Accounts and TAR 18 June 2019 14 November 2019 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 19 Jun 2014 as amended on 17 Apr 2019 as amended on 17 Mar 2020 as amended on 17 Mar 2020 as amended on 07 Jul 2020 as amended on 28 Apr 2024

Charitable objects

The objects of the CIO are: To advance the education of members of the public primarily but not limited to, young people, women and disadvantaged communities in the subject of Money, Finances & Entrepreneurship. To assist in such ways as the charity trustees think fit any charity whose aims include advancing education of persons by developing their mental, physical and moral capabilities in the area of Money, Finances & Entrepreneurship

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
SUITE 12
Mill Hill House
6 The Broadway
LONDON
NW7 3LL
Phone:
08443510072
Email:
info@theavocadofoundation.org
Website:

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