BIG LEAF FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1181180
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Big Leaf Foundation aims to provide a nurturing programme of activities, projects and events, that focus on combating social isolation for displaced young people in Surrey.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £324,819
Total expenditure: £289,112

Total income includes £29,172 from 3 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

31 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Surrey

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 December 2018: 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
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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 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
VICKI MARIA LOUISE ASHRAF FELGATE Chair 27 May 2018
None on record
Caroline Sophia Kerenhappuch Parkes Trustee 17 January 2025
None on record
Sally Heather Bagwell Trustee 17 January 2025
None on record
Nicholas Matthew Early Trustee 20 December 2024
None on record

Financial history

" role="img"> Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £132.97k £93.07k £255.64k £226.26k £324.82k
Total expenditure £45.44k £92.71k £191.90k £208.02k £289.11k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A £11.61k N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £2.69k N/A N/A £29.17k

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 29 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 13 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 13 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 10 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 10 January 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2021 14 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 14 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 26 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 26 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

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 14 Dec 2018 as amended on 20 Dec 2024

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG DISPLACED YOUNG PEOPLE IN SURREY WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION BY PROVIDING: A) EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND VOCATIONAL AND SOCIAL SKILLS; B) OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL, SPORTS, ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS INVOLVING THE WIDER COMMUNITY THAT BUILD CONFIDENCE AND SELF ESTEEM AND IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE DISPLACED YOUNG PEOPLE ARE DEFINED AS: • UNACCOMPANIED ASYLUM SEEKING CHILDREN (UASC) (UNDER 18) LIVING IN SURREY EITHER IN FOSTER CARE OR SUPPORTED HOUSING (E.G., YOUTH HOSTELS) INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARRIVED AS UASC BUT HAVE SINCE BEEN GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS. A UASC IS DEFINED BY THE GOVERNMENT AS “AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS UNDER 18, HAS ARRIVED IN THE UK WITHOUT A RESPONSIBLE ADULT, IS NOT BEING CARED FOR BY AN ADULT WHO BY LAW OR CUSTOM HAS RESPONSIBILITY TO DO SO, IS SEPARATED FROM BOTH PARENTS AND HAS APPLIED FOR ASYLUM IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN HIS/HER OWN RIGHT." • DISPLACED YOUNG PEOPLE (UP TO 21 YEARS) IN THE UK UNDER THE VPRS (VULNERABLE PERSON RESETTLEMENT SCHEME). THE GOVERNMENT DEFINES ‘DISPLACED YOUNG PERSONS UNDER VPRS’ AS "AT RISK CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA RESETTLED TO THE UK BY THE GOVERNMENT." • UASC/REFUGEE CARE LEAVERS (18 – 25 YEARS) UNDER THE CARE OF SURREY SOCIAL SERVICE. ‘A CARE LEAVER’ IS DEFINED AS “A YOUNG PERSON OVER THE AGE OF 16 WHO HAS BEEN IN CARE OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY AND/OR HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE TRUST FOR AT LEAST 13 WEEKS SINCE THE AGE OF 14." 2) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: (A) THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE AND RELIGION; (B) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS; AND (C) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
PO BOX 1655
GUILDFORD
GU1 9JS
Phone:
07464386874
Email:
contact@bigleaffoundation.org.uk
Website:

www.bigleaffoundation.org.uk Open in new window