Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

SOVEREIGN HOUSE GH

To empower disadvantaged children to realize their full potential through enhanced IT skills, education, healthcare and community development.Our work in the UK: The Computer Learning Programme teaches young people digital and life-skills that create pathways to future employment.Ghana: Supporting orphans and disadvantaged children by providing them with education, health and social housing.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

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
30/04/23£81£45£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/22£89£68£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/21£59£39£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/20£42£38£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/19£31£21£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/18?£35£41£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

https://sovereignhousegh.com

contact@sovereignhousegh.com

01617591255

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Academic support
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bury, Ghana, Manchester City, Salford City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
Forever Manchester - Computer Learning Programme
£5,000 04/10/2023
Group running a digital skills programme to provide all children with the access to digital skills.
National Lottery Community Fund - Computer Learning Programme
£10,000 09/12/2022
The funding will be used to deliver IT and digital skills sessions for young people in the local area with the aim of improving skills build confidence and self esteem and improve future employability.
National Lottery Community Fund - Computer Learning Programme
£10,000 17/09/2021
The funding will be used to deliver computer learning sessions for children and young people who are digitally excluded at home. Participants will learn various aspects of information technology from basic computer use to E-safety and data ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Computer Learning Programme
£9,998 30/05/2019
12
The organisation will deliver an IT project for young people in the local area, with the aim of developing skills and raising aspirations.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:
  • ADRIENN PREPOK Appointed: 2023
  • DELE ODERINDE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Reverend Minister
  • ELYSE MERRIMAN Appointed: 2020
  • JEDIDIAH TETTEH Appointed: 2023
  • MRS I. LOCKETT Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director
  • PHILIP JOSEPH SPENCER LOCKETT Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/08/2016, number: 1168568
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/04/2015, number: 09551467
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
  • 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
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

19 Broad Street
BURY
Lancashire
BL9 0DA

Objectives

(1) TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF POOR AND ORPHANED CHILDREN FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY MAKING GRANTS AND AWARDS TO BRILLIANT BUT NEEDY STUDENTS (IN FULL TIME EDUCATION) WHOSE PARENTS CANNOT AFFORD THE FEES(2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND ORPHANED CHILDREN WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP AND CONSEQUENTLY ARE IN DISTRESS OR WHO ARE SICK BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO MEDICAL TREATMENT AND EMPOWERMENT FOR INCOME GENERATING AVENUES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TOWARDS A LIFE OF PURPOSE, DIGNITY AND BELONGING.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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