THE BRIGHT KITES FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1183162
Charity reporting is up to date (5 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We advance the education of Colombian students from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds ("lower strata neighbourhoods") in the subject of English by such means as the trustees deem appropriate, in particular by providing these students with a travel grant to enable them to take part in an English language programme in the UK which they could not otherwise afford.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 01 September 2024

Total income: £1,946
Total expenditure: £373

People

6 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Colombia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 April 2019: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jessica Dunks Chair 29 April 2019
None on record
Amelie Doyle Trustee 29 April 2019
None on record
Sonia Simon Trustee 29 April 2019
None on record
James Duncan Trustee 29 April 2019
None on record
Hayley Shapiro Trustee 29 April 2019
None on record
Jordan Hyland Trustee 24 April 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 01/09/2020 01/09/2021 01/09/2022 01/09/2023 01/09/2024
Total gross income £6.56k £716 £10.29k £16.67k £1.95k
Total expenditure £6.27k £0 £5.56k £15.62k £373
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 01 September 2024 06 July 2025 5 days late
Accounts and TAR 01 September 2024 06 July 2025 5 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 September 2023 01 July 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 01 September 2023 01 July 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 September 2022 29 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 01 September 2022 29 June 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 September 2021 21 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 01 September 2021 30 June 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 September 2020 19 August 2021 49 days late
Accounts and TAR 01 September 2020 25 August 2021 55 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 - FOUNDATION Registered 29 Apr 2019

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF COLOMBIAN STUDENTS FROM SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS ("LOWER STRATA NEIGHBOURHOODS") IN THE SUBJECT OF ENGLISH BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM APPROPRIATE, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING THESE STUDENTS WITH A TRAVEL GRANT TO ENABLE THEM TO TAKE PART IN AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMME IN THE UK WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD AND PROVIDING MENTORING SUPPORT AND ORGANISING ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR CULTURAL AWARENESS AND PEOPLE SKILLS TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUAL.

Contact information

Address:
2 Crouchlands Farm
Cuckfield
West Sussex
West Sussex
LONDON
RH17 5DD
Phone:
0764966652
Email:
info@thebrightkitesfoundation.org
Website:

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