SEWING FAMILY

Charity number: 1199744
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We work with local councils, organisations and industry to provide safe sewing workrooms. We support the strong sewing cultural heritage within different ethnic communities, refugee families as they pass their sewing skills onto their children, continuing their cultural tradition and practising sustainable garment making methods. We promote family bonding through adult and child sewing workshops.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £23,681
Total expenditure: £24,350

Total income includes £3,870 from 1 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

6 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:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Brighton And Hove
  • City Of Westminster
  • Kensington And Chelsea

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 July 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:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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 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
Caroline Gration Chair 21 July 2022
None on record
Charlotte Jane Illera Trustee 21 July 2022
None on record
Ashima Kaur Trustee 21 July 2022
None on record
Celeste Ivy Thexton-Gration Trustee 21 July 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £9.89k £23.68k
Total expenditure £9.10k £24.35k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £3.87k

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 March 2024 19 August 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 19 August 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 12 June 2024 133 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 07 July 2024 158 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 21 Jul 2022

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS, LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN AND CARE LEAVERS (FROM SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS) THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SEWING WORKROOMS, MACHINERY, FACILITIES, MENTORING AND TRAINING WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING THEIR EMPLOYABILITY, STANDARD OF LIVING AND LIFE CHANCES.

Contact information

Address:
FLAT 1
19 ASHBURNHAM ROAD
LONDON
SW10 0PG
Phone:
07749090847
Email:
caroline@thefashionschool-uk.com
Website:

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