KOKO FOUNDATION

Charity Number: 1199564
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Our main activities in furtherance of the Charity objects and for the public benefit have been environmental initiatives. The Charity has donated fruit trees to over twenty five primary schools, given away over five hundred whip trees through community events, and most notably partnered with Camden Council to plant trees in council estates.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £191,098
Total expenditure: £188,357

People

3 Trustee(s)

200 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 July 2022: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • The Hope Lease Limited Koko Foundation (Working name)
Company number:
13394917 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Oliver Bengough Chair 13 May 2021
None on record
Jane Elizabeth Featherstone Trustee 03 November 2023
None on record
Amarjit Talwar MBE Trustee 06 July 2022
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 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £63.29k £191.10k
Total expenditure £68.16k £188.36k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 31 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 31 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13 MAY 2021

Charitable objects

2. OBJECTS 2.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: 2.1.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE PERFORMING ARTS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF WORKSHOPS, ARTISTIC TRAINING, PERFORMANCE, PUBLIC DISCUSSION AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES. 2.1.2 TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES. 2.1.3 TO PROMOTE 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, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY WORKING WITH SOCIALLY EXCLUDED PEOPLE IN AND AROUND THE AREA OF CAMDEN IN LONDON. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE ?SOCIALLY EXCLUDED? MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND/OR ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THOSE THAT ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF YOUTH AND/OR UNEMPLOYMENT. 2.1.4 TO ADVANCE THE ARTS AND CULTURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH THE PROMOTION, PRODUCTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF ALL ART FORMS, INCLUDING BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, MUSIC, DANCE AND FILM, WITH PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVE REFERENCE TO LIVE PERFORMANCES. 2.1.5 FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO FURTHER SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES FROM TIME TO TIME.

Contact information

Address:
The Hope Lease Ltd Koko Foundation
3rd Floor
7 GREENLAND STREET
LONDON
Phone:
020 7388 3222
Email:
info@kokofoundation.com
Website:

https://kokofoundation.com Open in new window