Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Very static board: -5
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

KOSMOS CENTRE

To support BME women and their families within Greater London by providing 1) information, advice and advocacy 2) personal development opportunities 3) health and personal well-being activities 4) social, recreational and cultural activities 5) space within our premises for local women's groups.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 4 trustees?
  • Why is the Board composition very static?

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£78£90£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£79£81£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£159£85£74n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£75£98£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£75£98£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£83£90£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£84£95£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£126£93£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£108£119£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£70£105£-35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£114£115£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12*£131£119£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£134£120£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£156£150£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09*£127£99£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£97£114£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£101£114£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£88£106£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£136£139£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£193£162£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 31 years

www.kosmoscentre.org.uk

koula@kosmoscentre.org.uk

02072677194

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Rosa UK£8,000
City Bridge Trust£6,900
Camden Giving£5,000
Co-Operative Group£3,291
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Kosmos Centre
£3,291 23/10/2021
We would like to expand our Welcome Cafe, a place for older isolated and lonely BAME people to come, which provides refreshments.
Rosa UK - C19 R4-KOSCEN-2021
£8,000 30/03/2021
A grant of £8,000 was awarded for staff, volunteer and running costs of maintaining contact with and supporting BAME women and girls, particularly older women, affected by the pandemic.
Camden Giving - The Kosmos Centre (formally Camden Cypriot Women's Org)
£5,000 08/06/2020
4
This project works in partnership with the Somali Cultural Centre and the Irish Survivors group.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Kosmos Centre
£6,900 09/04/2020
A one-off, unrestricted grant of £6,900, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant. COVID19
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Kosmos Centre
£55,200 31/01/2019
24
£55,200 over two years (2 x £27,600) towards a part-time Advice and Advocacy Worker, Physical Activity Organiser and associated running costs.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Camden Cypriot Womens Organisation
£14,435 11/11/2015
12
the costs of consultancy fees, technical/governance advice and support, updating policies and procedures, a new Business Plan, website updating, and marketing and promotion
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Camden Cypriot Womens' Organisation
£95,400 13/05/2015
36
£95,400 over 3 years (£31,200; £31,800; £32,400) for a p/t Advice/Advocacy Worker; a p/t Physical Activity Organiser; and associated running costs for a project working with women aged 75+.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 44-86
  • EFTHYMIA SYMEOU (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired
  • NINA RAFTI Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired
  • SAHER OSMAN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Solicitor
  • UBAH SEGAL Appointed: 2015
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/09/1993, number: 1026463
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/06/1993, number: 02823933
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR12: 7 days late, AR09: 24 days late,
Main office

Kosmos Centre
2c Falkland Road
LONDON
NW5 2PT

Objectives

(A) THE PROMOTION OF THE BENEFIT OF WOMEN, THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE OF BLACK AND MINORITY ETHNIC (BME) ORIGIN WITHIN THE GREATER LONDON AND SURROUNDING AREA (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND THE COMMUNITY IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE BLACK AND MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITY WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT; (B) THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELLBEING OF PERSONS IN NEED WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT (PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE OF BLACK AND MINORITY ETHNIC ORIGIN) BY THE PROVISION OF HEALTH ADVICE, COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT, AND ANY OTHER CHARITABLE MEANS; (C) THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF ELDERLY AND VULNERABLE PERSONS WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT (PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE OF BLACK AND MINORITY ETHNIC ORIGIN) BY PROVIDING AN ADVOCACY SERVICE AND BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND INFORMATION TO HELP THEM TO COPE WITH ISSUES OF ISOLATION AND LONELINESS AND TO LEAD INDEPENDENT LIVES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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