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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

CHILDREN OF THE MEKONG

Children of the Mekong is the UK branch of Enfants du Mekong, a French charity founded in Laos in 1958. Our mission is to educate, train and mentor the poorest children and young people.We run sponsorship programmes, developments projects, education centres and foster houses in six countries of Southeast Asia: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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
30/06/23*£262£213£49n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/22£231£221£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/21£240£236£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/20£200£185£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/19*£178£182£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/18*£157£147£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/17£151£149£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/16£122£127£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/15*£144£148£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/14£164£145£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/13£73£74£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/12£51£38£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/11£7£3£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/10£14£6£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/09£4£0£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/08£17£21£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/07*£22£0£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 18 years

www.childrenofthemekong.org

info@childrenofthemekong.org

07412692254

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • International education & child welfare
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-65
  • ANDREAS BOLSTAD POVLSEN Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Banker
  • ANTHONY JOSEPH OLUFEMI OSIJO Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Finance Director
  • CAMILLE BURGERHOUT Appointed: 2015, Occupation: House Wife
  • GUILLAUME D'ABOVILLE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: General Director
  • JEAN-MARC DEBRICON (Chair) Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Banker
  • JULIA GOH Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Investment Banker
  • LAURE LAGRANGE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Communication Manager
  • MARCUS FEDDER Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Investor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/10/2006, number: 1116375
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/06/2006, number: 05860929
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR23: 1 days late, AR19: 56 days late, AR18: 490 days late, AR15: 60 days late, AR07: 27 days late,
Main office

13B Taylors Green
LONDON
W3 7PE

Objectives

TO ENGAGE IN PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN IN ECONOMICALLY UNDER-DEVELOPED AND UNSTABLE COUNTRIES AND REGIONS OF THE WORLD, FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTRIES AND REGIONS OF THE WORLD.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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