NIGERIANS IN COVENTRY

Charity number: 1190023
Charity reporting is up to date (78 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

A charity with a general charitable purposes of supporting Nigerian Community in Coventry and in the UK. The charity provides knowledge and understanding of Nigerian culture to its members and the public to enhance racial harmony and good race relations. It also provides skills trainings to unemployed members in order gain employment and educate youths born in the UK about Nigerian languages.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £4,172
Total expenditure: £3,508

People

3 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(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

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Coventry City
  • Nigeria

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 June 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • NICOV (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Adekunle Shaibu Shonola Chair 23 February 2019
NIGERIAN MUSLIM ASSOCIATION IN COVENTRY (NIMAC) WELFARE TRUST
Received: 80 days late
Mary Odebunmi Trustee 23 February 2019
None on record
Omeresan Kwame Atta Oritsejafor Trustee 23 February 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £813 £1.39k £1.39k £4.17k
Total expenditure £672 £1.34k £1.39k £3.51k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 17 January 2025 78 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 17 January 2025 78 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 09 July 2024 252 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 09 July 2024 252 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 04 June 2023 216 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 04 June 2023 216 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 30 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 30 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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 19 Jun 2020

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: (A) ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION (I) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE NIGERIAN BY BIRTH OR DESCENT OR MARRIAGE OR NATURALISATION OR ADOPTION (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "NIGERIAN" PERSONS) IN OR AROUND COVENTRY; AND (II) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC (IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD) IN THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF NIGERIAN CULTURE AND THE NIGERIAN PEOPLES. (B) PROVISION OF MEETING VENUES TO BENEFIT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC OF NIGERIAN DESCENT RESIDENT IN COVENTRY, WITHOUT DISTINCTION ON GROUNDS OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS IN A MEETING VENUE OR MEETING VENUES IDENTIFIED FOR SUCH PURPOSE, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE SAID RESIDENTS (INCLUDING IN RELATION TO THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL HARMONY, AS REFERRED TO BELOW). (C) PROMOTION OF RACIAL HARMONY THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL HARMONY AND GOOD RACE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE NIGERIAN COMMUNITY IN COVENTRY AND OTHER MEMBERS OF SOCIETY, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: (I) PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS; (II) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS; AND (III) WORKING TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE. (D) ADVANCEMENT OF ENTERPRISE THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC OF NIGERIAN DESCENT IN COVENTRY OF ENTERPRISE, BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: (I) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; (II) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT; (III) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE; AND (IV) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP: (I) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS, OR (II) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES.

Contact information

Address:
ST. PETERS COMMUNITY CENTRE
CHARLES STREET
COVENTRY
CV1 5NP
Phone:
07727129261
Email:
administrator@nigeriansincoventry.org
Website:

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