GOVERNMENT SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOL EX-PUPILS ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 1172600
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The association is formed to advance the education of children and improve the quality of education and provide scholarships for children in need at the school by providing educational resources at the Government Technical Secondary School in Freetown, Sierra Leone. This is done by hosting various fund-raising events and monthly subscribers by members. The Charity operates in the United Kingdom.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £8,491
Total expenditure: £3,339

People

4 Trustee(s)

35 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Sierra Leone

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 April 2017: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Princess Lilian Hanciles Chair 18 March 2023
None on record
Rev LUCRESHIA LEIGH Trustee 11 April 2016
None on record
GBASSAY HAWA TURAY Trustee 11 April 2016
None on record
JUSTUS FORTUNE Trustee 11 April 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £13.15k £505 £437 £6.26k £8.49k
Total expenditure £9.81k £650 £6.98k £6.65k £3.34k
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 March 2024 18 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 20 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 12 April 2024 72 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 12 April 2024 72 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 24 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 25 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 30 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 11 April 2022 70 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 15 April 2021 74 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 11 April 2022 435 days late 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 - ASSOCIATION Registered 18 Apr 2017

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF BOYS AND GIRLS AT GOVERNMENT SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOL IN FREETOWN IN SIERRA LEONE (“THE SCHOOL”), BY: A) PROVIDING EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY, WITH MUTUAL RESPECT AND POSITIVE ENCOURAGEMENT, TO PUPILS OF THE SCHOOL SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL, CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR UPBRINGING AND DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES; B) IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL BY PROVIDING TEACHING AND LEARNING RESOURCES AND A SAFE TEACHING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ITS PUPILS; C) OTHERWISE SUPPORTING THE EDUCATIONAL WORK OF THE SCHOOL BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE. 2. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF BOYS AND GIRLS AT THE SCHOOL BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO CHILDREN IN NEED AT THE SCHOOL.

Contact information

Address:
11 Redwing Path
LONDON
Whinchat Road
SE28 0DL
Phone:
07414851756
Email:
princesshanciles@yahoo.co.uk
Website:

No information available