Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 4

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Very static board: -5

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: -1

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:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board composition appears to be very 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
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 31 years

www.kosmoscentre.org.uk

koula@kosmoscentre.org.uk

02072677194

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£78	£90	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/22		£79	£81	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/03/21		£159	£85	£74	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/03/20		£75	£98	£-23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/03/19		£75	£98	£-23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/18		£83	£90	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£84	£95	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£126	£93	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£108	£119	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£70	£105	£-35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£114	£115	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£131	£119	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£134	£120	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£156	£150	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£127	£99	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£97	£114	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£101	£114	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£88	£106	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£136	£139	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£193	£162	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

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 works here?

Unknown number of employees
12 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant 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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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 43-85

UBAH SEGAL Appointed: 2015

EFTHYMIA SYMEOU (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired

SAHER OSMAN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Solicitor

NINA RAFTI Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired

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

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