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Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

GHANA UNION

The Charity is a general welfare, cultural and educational one for Ghanaians in the UK and Ghana and the general public in the UK. It organises workshops and seminars on Ghanaaian cultural heritage for Ghanaians, especially the youth in the Diaspora.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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£21£18£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£41£36£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£40£34£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£70£73£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£53£53£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£46£47£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£51£43£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£38£34£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£35£34£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£16£18£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£12£11£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£18£21£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£19£22£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£25£21£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09*£27£23£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 17 years

www.ghanaunion.org.uk

info@ghanaunion.org.uk

07958648234

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Legal & financial advice
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Ghana, Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to West London Ghanian Association
£500 20/04/2023
West London Ghanaian Association’s King’s Coronation Event in conjunction with the Ghanaian Community Forum

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 36-69
  • ADJARA SHARDOW Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Certified Chartered Accountant
  • CHARLOTTE FRIMPONG Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Secretary
  • CHRISTIE OKPATTAH Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Social Worker
  • DAVID OWUSU-YIANOMA LLB HONS Appointed: 2019
  • EMMANUEL KWESI QUAYSON (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Catering Manager
  • GEORGE ATSU OCLOO Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Chemical Engineer
  • MAVIS OSEI-AGYAPONG Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Finance Officer
  • YAW BAFFOUR OFFE Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Businessman
  • ZARA ADU Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Compliance Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/04/2008, number: 1123393
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/10/2007, number: 06395354
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
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR09: 48 days late,
Main office

MS HAJARA SHARDOW
FINSPACE
225-229 SEVEN SISTERS ROAD
LONDON
N4 2DA

Objectives

(1) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG GHANAIANS IN THE UK AND GHANA(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF GHANAIANS OF ALL AGES IN THE UK AND GHANA(3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF GHANA AMONG GHANAIANS OF ALL AGES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE UK(4) THE RELIEF OF THOSE GHANAIANS IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, GENDER, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE IN GHANA AND THE UK

Defined Area of Benefit:

UK AND GHANA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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