READING REFOCUS

Charity number: 1048962
Charity reporting is overdue by 1269 days

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

REFOCUS WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFITS BY ADDRESSING THE NEEDS MAINLY OF YOUNG PEOPLE OF BLACK AND MINORITY ETHNIC ORIGIN IN AND AROUND READING, BERKSHIRE WHO ARE EITHER INVOLVED IN CRIME OR AT RISK OF BECOMING SO. WE PROVIDE SUPPORT THROUGH MENTORING, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, LIFE-SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, COUNSELLING, COACHING, IN-SCHOOL PROJECTS AND HOLIDAY PROVISIONS.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2020

Total income: £32,039
Total expenditure: £21,942

People

2 Trustee(s)

6 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

This charity does not raise funds from the public

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
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Reading
  • West Berkshire
  • Wokingham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 September 1995: Standard registration
  • 09 November 2011: Removed (Does not operate)
  • 07 December 2011: Re-registered
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • REFOCUS (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

2 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MARY GENIS Chair 01 April 2010
CARNIVAL VILLAGE TRUST
Received: 159 days late
ALVA BROUGH Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2016 31/03/2017 31/03/2018 31/03/2019 31/03/2020
Total gross income £50.62k £37.02k £1.22k £32.04k £32.04k
Total expenditure £28.88k £26.69k £30.28k £33.26k £21.94k
Income from government contracts £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £0 £0 N/A £2.48k 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 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 173 days
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 173 days
Annual return 31 March 2023 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 539 days
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 539 days
Annual return 31 March 2022 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 904 days
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 904 days
Annual return 31 March 2021 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 1269 days
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 1269 days
Annual return 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 6 JUNE 1995 AS AMENDED 20 NOVEMBER 2001

Charitable objects

1) TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONGST OFFENDERS, EX-OFFENDERS AND YOUNG PEOPLE AT RISK OF OFFENDING, AND THE PARTNERS AND DEPENDANTS OF THOSE GROUPS, IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMIT TO THE FOREGOING, THOSE FROM MINORITY ETHNIC GROUPS (THE BENEFICIARIES) 2) TO PROMOTE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BENEFICIARIES TO GAIN ACCESS TO EDUCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT AND SELF EMPLOYMENT 3) TO PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE TO BENEFICIARIES

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
21 South Street
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 4QU
Phone:
07877242677
Email:
info@readingrefocus.org.uk
Website:

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