BERTHA'S LEGACY

Charity number: 1203695
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote & protect the human rights of women and girls around the world, primarily in Zimbabwe, affected by gender-based violence by: - Raising awareness of domestic abuse and gender-based violence - Relieving the needs of victims of domestic and gender-based violence through: running economic empowerment workshops and self defense classes - Raising funds to support victims.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £1,385
Total expenditure: £8,883

People

3 Trustee(s)

10 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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 June 2023: 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 policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Zanele Carol Bey Chair 01 October 2021
None on record
Sharon Daugherty Trustee 01 May 2024
None on record
Sithembile Bertha Chigwada Trustee 01 October 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2024
Total gross income £1.39k
Total expenditure £8.88k
Income from government contracts N/A
Income from government grants 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 05 April 2024 08 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 27 January 2025 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 22 Jun 2023

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS (AS SET OUT IN THE UN CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN) AROUND THE WORLD, PRIMARILY IN ZIMBABWE, WHO ARE AFFECTED BY GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND DOMESTIC ABUSE BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: A) RAISING AWARENESS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND THE BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS FOR WOMEN NOT TO BE SUBJECTED TO SUCH VIOLENCE. B) RAISING AWARENESS AND ENCOURAGE ZIMBABWE AS A NATION TO SUPPORT AND RESPECT THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN. C) RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE THROUGH: I. THE RUNNING OF ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS TO IMPROVE THE FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE OF VICTIMS. II. SPONSORING SELF DEFENCE PROGRAMMES III. PROVIDING FUNDING FOR TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION FOR WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN D) COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION THAT AFFECTS VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCES GAINED FORM BENEFICIARIES SUPPORTED BY THE CHARITY. IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT OBJECT BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER: TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE SATISFIED THAT THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY TO AN EXTENT JUSTIFIED BY THE RESOURCES COMMITTED AND THE ACTIVITY IS NOT THE DOMINANT MEANS BY WHICH THE CHARITY CARRIES OUT ITS OBJECTS. 2) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FREE COUNSELLING SERVICES FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE HAD THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATED THROUGH DOMESTIC AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN ZIMBABWE.

Contact information

Address:
82a James Carter Road
Mildenhall
IP28 7DE
Phone:
07948516873
Email:
info@berthaslegacy.org
Website:

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