GUINEAN COMMUNITY OF BIRMINGHAM AND THE WEST MIDLANDS

Charity Number: 1179022
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We have rented a building where socially or economically disadvantaged people are meeting for regular cultural and recreational activities. We also organised BBQs and Day Trips for the community to help economically disadvantaged people in gaining confidence and self esteem

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £205,077
Total expenditure: £46,477

People

7 Trustee(s)

40 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

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 July 2018: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
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
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ABDULAI BAH Chair 01 July 2018
None on record
Mohamed Aliou Alpha Sow Trustee 15 September 2022
None on record
Kadiatou Diallo Trustee 15 September 2022
None on record
Chadia Diallo Trustee 15 September 2022
None on record
Safiatou Diallo Trustee 15 September 2022
None on record
FATOUMATA BINTA DIALLO Trustee 01 July 2018
None on record
AMADOU BAH Trustee 15 January 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £65.20k £82.90k £77.84k £110.19k £205.08k
Total expenditure £53.19k £42.36k £58.46k £55.77k £46.48k
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 2025 04 June 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 04 June 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 30 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 30 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 08 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 08 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 19 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 19 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 October 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 15 JAN 2018

Charitable objects

1. PROMOTING SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, ÆSOCIALLY EXCLUDEDÆ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY; 2. ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS; AND 3. ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF BIRMINGHAM AND THE WEST MIDLANDS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT PARTICULARLY THOSE OF THE GUINEAN COMMUNITY IN THE HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, LANGUAGES AND CULTURE OF GUINEA.

Contact information

Address:
MALIN STREET
SMETHWICK
BIRMINGHAM
B66 1 QZ
B66 1QZ
Phone:
07488329696
Email:
infogcbwmcommunitytrust@gmail.com
Website:

No information available