LATIN ELEPHANT

Charity number: 1158554
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Current Activities: Latin Elephant is striving to ensure that migrant and ethnic groups are adequately represented and engaged in regeneration initiatives in London, in particular in Elephant and Castle.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £157,038
Total expenditure: £140,085

Total income includes £10,908 from 1 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

8 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 September 2014: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr PATRIA ROMAN-VELAZQUEZ Chair 15 September 2014
None on record
Dr Juliana Velez Echeverri Trustee 22 May 2025
None on record
Jerry Flynn Trustee 14 May 2024
None on record
Dr Catalina Ortiz Arciniegas Trustee 21 February 2022
None on record
Dr Katharine Elizabeth Wright Trustee 11 October 2014
None on record
Cathy Mcilwaine Trustee 11 October 2014
LATIN AMERICA BUREAU (RESEARCH AND ACTION) LIMITED
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £84.51k £127.36k £141.25k £157.46k £157.04k
Total expenditure £45.46k £99.88k £138.94k £145.39k £140.09k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £3.00k N/A N/A £3.60k £10.91k

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 30 September 2024 26 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 01 July 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 04 July 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 04 July 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 23 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 23 May 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 09 July 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 09 July 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 11 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 11 July 2021 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 15 Sep 2014

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED BOROUGHS OF LONDON (IN PARTICULAR ELEPHANT AND CASTLE, SOUTHWARK) WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN (IN PARTICULAR, MEMBERS OF THE LATIN AMERICAN COMMUNITY) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY: 1.PROVIDING A LOCAL NETWORK GROUP THAT ENCOURAGES AND ENABLES MEMBERS OF THE LATIN AMERICAN COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY; 2. INCREASING, OR CO-ORDINATING, OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE LATIN AMERICAN COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE IN URBAN REGENERATION INITIATIVES, AND IN ADVOCACY FOR INCLUSION IN SUCH ENGAGEMENT, IN THE AREAS WHERE THEY LIVE. 3. ENGAGING WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, TO INFORM THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THE LATIN AMERICAN COMMUNITY.

Contact information

Address:
Office 3
2 Spare Street
LONDON
Phone:
07763060644
Email:
info@latinelephant.org
Website:

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