FUKUSHIMA FRIENDS UK

Charity number: 1160996
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We recruit schools and community groups from England and Fukushima in Japan and match them as partners within our pen-friend scheme to encourage children in each country to write to one another. We translate their letters into the other language, post them on and work closely with our partners to ensure successful exchanges including funding postage where needed.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 06 April 2021

Total income: £3,950
Total expenditure: £2,049

Fundraising

This charity raises funds from the public but does not work with professional fundraisers or commercial participators.

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:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Croydon
  • Dorset
  • East Riding Of Yorkshire
  • Lewisham
  • Japan

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 March 2015: CIO registration
  • 05 July 2022: Removed (Removed by application)
  • 05 July 2022: Funds transferred to
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • FF-UK (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
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 06/04/2017 06/04/2018 06/04/2019 06/04/2020 06/04/2021
Total gross income £3.50k £11.64k £2.92k £443 £3.95k
Total expenditure £4.31k £7.85k £5.91k £950 £2.05k
Income from government contracts £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £0 £0 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 06 April 2022 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 06 April 2022 Not submitted
Annual return 06 April 2021 12 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 06 April 2021 12 October 2021 On Time
Annual return 06 April 2020 26 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 06 April 2020 26 September 2020 On Time
Annual return 06 April 2019 16 August 2019 On Time
Accounts and TAR 06 April 2019 16 August 2019 On Time

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 20 Mar 2015

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS IN FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN AND ENGLAND IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT THROUGH WORKING WITH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO ENABLE THEM TO EXCHANGE LETTERS AND LEARN ANOTHER LANGUAGE AND CULTURE, WIDEN PERSPECTIVES, DEEPEN SELF-AWARENESS, UNDERSTAND ONE ANOTHER AND NURTURE A SPIRIT OF FRIENDSHIP AND COSMOPOLITAN THINKING.