ONE WORLD LINK (WARWICK DISTRICT - BO DISTRICT)

Charity number: 700714
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

One World Link promotes friendship between the communities of Bo District in Sierra Leone and Warwick District in the UK. The link has been active since 1981. It is inspired by a desire for justice, equality, human understanding and mutual support. Activities include exchange visits, cultural events, links between schools and other community organisations, social gatherings, pen friendships.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £20,724
Total expenditure: £20,212

Total income includes £1,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

14 Trustee(s)

82 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:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Warwickshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 October 1988: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • OWL (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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

14 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PAUL ATKINS Chair 29 March 2011
None on record
Nnedi Ojiugo Dede-Konkwo Trustee 01 February 2025
None on record
Matthew Raymond Western Trustee 01 December 2021
ARMED FORCES PARLIAMENTARY TRUST
Received: On time
Johannes Mallah Jr Trustee 02 February 2021
None on record
Anthony Paul Wood Trustee 04 February 2017
None on record
HELENA WHITE Trustee 04 February 2017
None on record
Richard Alan Hall Trustee 30 January 2016
NAPTON VILLAGE HALL
Received: On time
Phil Clarke Trustee 29 November 2014
None on record
ELIZABETH LOUISE GARRETT Trustee 17 December 2012
None on record
JOHN ARCHER Trustee 06 November 2012
None on record
JANE MARGARET KNIGHT Trustee
None on record
ALAN JOHN MOSS Trustee
None on record
CHRISTOPHER WARR Trustee
LADBROKE MILLENNIUM GREEN TRUST
Received: On time
MR CHRIS KING Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2020 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024
Total gross income £24.21k £12.84k £11.83k £13.54k £20.72k
Total expenditure £21.33k £7.07k £23.59k £16.68k £20.21k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £5.00k N/A N/A N/A £1.00k

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 04 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 Not Required
Annual return 05 April 2023 02 February 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 Not Required
Annual return 05 April 2022 23 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 Not Required
Annual return 05 April 2021 06 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 Not Required
Annual return 05 April 2020 03 February 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2020 Not Required
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 5 JULY 1988 as amended on 02 Mar 2019 as amended on 02 Feb 2021 as amended on 02 Feb 2021

Charitable objects

TO MAINTAIN LINKS BETWEEN BO DISTRICT SIERRA LEONE AND WARWICK DISTRICT UK, WITH THE AIN OF ADVANCING EDUCATION AND IMPROVING FACILITIES FOR HEALTH CARE AND OTHER COMMUNITY PURPOSES OF A CHARITABLE NATURE (SUCH AS ALLEVIATING POVERTY) IN THE BO DISTRICT AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION IN THE WARWICK DISTRICT BY SUCH MEANS AS SHALL BE SO CALCULATED TO ACHIEVE THIS AIN FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF THE SAID DISTRICTS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

BO DISTRICT, SIERRA LEONE AND WARWICK DISTRICT

Contact information

Address:
122 Brunswick Street
LEAMINGTON SPA
Warwickshire
CV31 2EN
Phone:
07711850120
Email:
secretary@oneworldlink.org.uk
Website:

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