COMPASS-GHANA (COMPASSIONATE PALLIATIVE SERVICES)

Charity number: 1199633
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

COMPASS-Ghana is on a journey to reduce suffering and hardship in resource-poor and hard to reach communities of all faiths and traditions. Working in collaboration with local communities and trusted institutions, we are on a journey of support and empowerment to enable Ghanaians to access universal palliative and end-of-life care for all. Allowing patients to die with support and dignity.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £21,644
Total expenditure: £23,163

People

7 Trustee(s)

3 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

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:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Cardiff
  • Lancashire
  • Vale Of Glamorgan
  • Wiltshire
  • Ghana

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 July 2022: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • COMPASS-GHANA (Working name)
Gift aid:
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Cecilia Akrisie Anim CBE Chair 13 October 2021
IMPACT FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Dr Godfred Fordjour Boahen Trustee 22 May 2024
None on record
Dr GEOFFREY MARK Sharp Trustee 22 May 2024
None on record
Ruth Elizabeth Flood Trustee 22 May 2024
None on record
Peter Michael James Baxendell Trustee 13 October 2021
None on record
William Schiller Trustee 13 October 2021
None on record
Dr Ernest Komla Ahiaku MB Trustee 13 October 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £4.34k £37.25k £21.64k
Total expenditure £18.11k £37.43k £23.16k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 March 2025 15 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 15 July 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 13 August 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 13 August 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 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 12 Jul 2022

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO ("OBJECT") IS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH BY SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PALLIATIVE CARE IN GHANA AND THE SURROUNDING REGION, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY: (A) IMPROVING ACCESS TO, AND THE QUALITY OF, PALLIATIVE CARE IN ORDER TO RELIEVE THE SICKNESS, SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF PEOPLE AT THE END OF THEIR LIVES; (B) PROMOTING EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN, AND ADVANCING CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE OF, PALLIATIVE CARE, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON RESOURCE-POOR COMMUNITIES; (C) PROVIDING OR FACILITATING EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN PALLIATIVE CARE FOR PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS IN ORDER FOR THEM TO BECOME AS SELF-RELIANT AS REASONABLY PRACTICABLE IN THEIR INTERVENTIONS AND CARE; AND (D) SUPPORTING OTHER ORGANISATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS IN GHANA AND THE SURROUNDING REGION, WHICH ARE INVOLVED IN PALLIATIVE CARE, IN SUCH WAYS AND SUCH MANNER AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE.

Contact information

Address:
293 Bowerham Road
LANCASTER
LA1 4AS
Phone:
01225863507
Email:
john.davies@compass-gh.org
Website:

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