Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 7
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

EKOTA ACADEMY LTD.

Activities of sport clubs
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 4 trustees?

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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/01/24£105£84£21n/a
31/01/23£86£85£1n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years
(8 years as a company)

http://www.ekotaacademy.com/

contact@ekotaacademy.com

02085999383

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Community sports activities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bangladesh, Barking And Dagenham, Bexley, Greenwich, Hackney, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
London Marathon Charitable Trust£65,000
Greater London Authority£31,910
National Lottery Community Fund£18,356
Sport England£9,920
London Catalyst£4,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Greater London Authority - Go! London Fund - Ekota Futures
£31,910 20/03/2024
We are seeking support to increase our programmes especially targeting young people from some of the area's most disadvantaged groups and help Ekota Academy (EA) further development by providing additional capacity and support for our Chief ....more
Sport England - New activities for new group (youths 16-25 at risk of crime)
£9,920 21/11/2023
5
This project will provide sports/recreational/health/wellbeing activities including badminton and basketball to tackle inequalities for residents in Barking and Dagenham and Redbridge.
National Lottery Community Fund - MH - Developing Skills of 16-18 years old at risk of ASB
£8,956 28/07/2023
The organisation will engage with local young people to help them gain an accredited sports coaching qualification and develop a sports offer for local residents. The project aims to empower young people at risk of engaging in antisocial behaviour ....more
London Marathon Charitable Trust - Goodmayes Park Pavilion room conversion to a learning and physical activity hub.
£40,000 06/12/2022
towards the Goodmayes Park Pavilion room conversion to a learning and physical activity hub
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving Mental Health & Wellbeing of Disadvantaged Young People with Sports
£9,400 02/09/2022
The funding will be used to deliver a program of various sporting activities alongside informal mental health and wellbeing mentoring for young people. The project aims to rebuild confidence and self-esteem in young people that have been negatively ....more
London Marathon Charitable Trust - Diversion, inspiration and participation
£25,000 01/04/2022
towards the delivery of sports and fitness activities including football and cricket to primary-aged children less likely to exercise to remove barriers to participation and embed physical activity as a lifelong habit.
London Catalyst - Ekota Academy - 1
£4,500 10/03/2022
Improving Health & Wellbeing across Barking & Dagenham and Redbridge via ?Walking? Sports Activities for Over 65s and Over 50s with a disability
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 27-48
  • SAYERA RAHMAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Teacher
  • SHAMIMA AKTHER CHOWDHURY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director
  • SHARMIN BEGUM Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director
  • SULTANA RAHMAN (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Senior Lead Commissioning Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/10/2021, number: 1196108
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/01/2016, number: 09940764
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

Aberdour Road
Goodmayes
Ilford
Essex
IG3 9SP

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:1) THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF AGE, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SPORTS OF FOOTBALL, CRICKET, BOXING AND MARTIAL ARTS.2) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:A. THE PROVISION RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;B. ADVANCING EDUCATION;C. PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.3) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PERSONS LIVING IN EAST LONDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE IN A CONDITION OF NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AS DETERMINED TO BE NECESSARY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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