CONGRESS 4 IBUSA ADVANCEMENT

Charity Number: 1199769

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

1. the prevention or relief of poverty in Ibusa town in Nigeria by providing grants, items, and services to individuals in need. 2. To advance education in Ibusa town in Nigeria by providing or assisting in the advancement of education, training, trade skills, apprenticeship and all the necessary support designed to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £867
Total expenditure: £473

People

5 Trustee(s)

12 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:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London
  • Nigeria

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 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
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr EDWIN UGOH Chair 14 March 2022
None on record
Peter Okonji Trustee 14 March 2022
None on record
Ifeanyi Joseph Ashibuogwu Trustee 14 March 2022
None on record
Frederick Umerah Trustee 14 March 2022
None on record
John Efozia Trustee 14 March 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 £770 £867
Total expenditure £532 £473
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 March 2024 29 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 09 June 2024 130 days late
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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 25 Jul 2022

Charitable objects

INTRODUCTION IGBUZO (ALSO IGBO-?Z? OR IBUSA) IS ONE OF THE PROMINENT IGBO COMMUNITIES IN DELTA STATE, NIGERIA, FOUNDED C. 1450. IT HAS AN ESTIMATED POPULATION OF 566,310 PEOPLE IN 2009. THE PEOPLE SPEAK THE ENUAN? DIALECT OF THE IGBO LANGUAGE FAMILY. THE NAME OF THE COMMUNITY IS MORE COMMONLY AND OFFICIALLY KNOWN AND WRITTEN AS IBUSA BUT PRONOUNCED IGBUZO. GEOGRAPHICALLY IT IS LOCATED ON THE WEST BANK OF THE RIVER NIGER CLOSE TO THE DELTA STATE CAPITAL, ASABA, NIGERIA. THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: - 1. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN IBUSA TOWN IN NIGERIA BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS, AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. 2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN IBUSA TOWN IN NIGERIA BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, TRADE SKILLS, APPRENTICESHIP AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT. 3. TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH IN IBUSA TOWN IN NIGERIA BY SUPPORTING HEALTHCARE PROJECTS. 4. 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. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.” 5. TO PROMOTE IBUSA ARTS, CULTURE, LANGUAGE, AND HERITAGE. 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:
24 Burwood Gardens
RAINHAM
Essex
RM13 8JS
Phone:
07931956457
Email:
ibusacongress@gmail.com
Website:

congress4ibusa.org