ACCELERATING COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT

Charity Number: 1182685
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

SEJA (previously ACE Projects) collaborates with and accelerates local community leaders to provide a viable cultural alternative to the violent and antisocial lifestyle in communities experiencing higher levels of violence. All SEJA collaborating local leaders are themselves from the communities they look to serve.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £198,722
Total expenditure: £276,537

People

4 Trustee(s)

2 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
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Croydon
  • Lewisham
  • Southwark
  • Brazil

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 March 2019: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • ACE (Working name)
  • ACE Projects (Working name)
  • CRAWLEY COACHING (Working name)
  • SEJA (Working name)
  • ACE RIO (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Brita Fernandez Schmidt Trustee 05 October 2022
None on record
Lorenzo Ada Martina Viglezio Trustee 05 October 2022
None on record
Claudio Rocha Trustee 05 October 2022
None on record
Julian Wootton Trustee 05 October 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £92.26k £151.04k £176.41k £207.69k £198.72k
Total expenditure £50.10k £92.32k £99.99k £276.46k £276.54k
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 December 2023 30 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 28 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 28 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 26 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 26 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 27 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 27 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 29 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 29 October 2020 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 28 Mar 2019

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 3-18 LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD. (1) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 3-18 LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD THROUGH: (A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; (B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; AND (C) ADVANCING THEIR EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF NATIVE AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES, GEOGRAPHY CLASSES AND THE STUDY OF ART, DANCE, PHOTOGRAPHY AND MEDIA. (D) PRESERVING AND PROTECTING OF HEALTH AND MENTAL WELLBEING OF SUCH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, EXPERIENCING EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIOURAL AND OTHER CHALLENGES AND COMPLEX NEEDS BY PROVIDING ART-AS-THERAPY PROGRAMMES AND FAMILY THERAPY SESSIONS, THAT, AMONGST OTHER THINGS, PROMOTE ENGAGEMENT WITH LEARNING AND INCLUSION IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT. (2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO WORK WITH THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING CHALLENGES IN THEIR LIVES.

Contact information

Address:
Flat 1
90 Bartholomew Road
Kentish Town
London
NW5 2AS
Phone:
+44(0)7501040387
Email:
contact@seja.team
Website:

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