GHANA UNION MIDLANDS

Charity number: 1160692
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The main function of Ghana Union are: Bring together the various Ghanaian unions, associations and other groups under one regional umbrella body, and to foster good relationships and understanding amongst the various groups which support the Ghanaian community in the Midlands Offer support and advice on management, financial management ,funding,,governance and consultancy to its member

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £7,837
Total expenditure: £7,637

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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City
  • Coventry City
  • Derby City
  • Dudley
  • Leicester City
  • Northamptonshire
  • Nottingham City
  • Walsall
  • Wolverhampton

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 February 2015: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • GUM (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • 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
Dr QUAYE BOTCHWAY Chair 24 January 2015
None on record
Emmanuel Asante - Odame ACCA Trustee 30 August 2021
None on record
PETER KENNEDY AMOH Trustee 24 January 2015
ONUA DO KUO
Received: 42 days late
KWASI ASIEDU-OFEI Trustee 24 January 2015
THE HIGHLIFE CENTRE LTD
Received: On time
ADJE WILSON Trustee 24 January 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £12.89k £23.03k £6.28k £5.69k £7.84k
Total expenditure £4.39k £28.42k £6.54k £5.25k £7.64k
Income from government contracts N/A £18.72k N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £10.00k 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 2024 10 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2023 14 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 23 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 04 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 25 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 09 AUG 2014 AS AMENDED ON 25/01/2015

Charitable objects

1) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF ETHNIC AND CULTURAL VALUES THROUGH A VEHICLE FOR EXPLORING, LEARNING, RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY, AND PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS; 2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND BY RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS; 3) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, PREVENTING THEM FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY; 4) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY. 5) TO PREVENT OR MINIMISE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND RELIEVE POVERTY BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO PROMOTE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC WELL BEING SO AS TO SUPPORT THE VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.

Contact information

Address:
101 WOODSIDE AVENUE SOUTH
COVENTRY
CV3 6BL
Phone:
07904090878
Email:
ghanaunionmidland@hotmail.co.uk
Website:

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