EMPOWERMENT LONDON

Charity number: 1197540
Charity reporting is up to date (171 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Annual showcase events: To allow ethnic minorities of all ages to present to the public a choice of performing art. Workshops: Brought by qualified professionals. Workshops include but are not limited to finical advice, photography, and business sharing.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £6,269
Total expenditure: £1,436

Total income includes £5,300 from 1 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

7 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 January 2022: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • 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
Benjamin Wellington Chair 01 January 2022
None on record
Debonico Aleski Brandy-Williams Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Jacqueline Wellington Trustee 01 January 2022
None on record
David Ansa Trustee 01 January 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £1.60k £6.27k
Total expenditure £1.00k £1.44k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £5.30k

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 20 April 2025 171 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 08 November 2023 8 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 17 September 2024 322 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 17 Jan 2022

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART OF DANCING, SINGING & POETRY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF TUITION AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ETHNIC MINORITIES (AS DEFINED BY THE UK GOVERNMENT) ON A FAMILY INCOME OF LESS THAN ?26,000 PER ANNUM. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

Contact information

Address:
40 LUFFMAN ROAD
LONDON
SE12 9SX
Phone:
07581034851
Email:
jjwigwham@aol.com
Website:

No information available