Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

TURKISH CYPRIOT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

TCCA PROVIDES SERVICES TO THE TURKISH SPEAKING COMMUNITY WITH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND ADVICE, SOCIAL CARE, COUNSELLING, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE NEEDS LED PROJECTS. . OUR BIGGEST PROJECT IS HOMECARE WHICH ENABLES THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED OF OUR COMMUNITY TO LIVE IN THEIR HOME INDEPENDENTLY.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

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£1,341£1,382£-41£203£758£7586.64110
31/03/22£1,551£1,521£30£260£799£7756.18110
31/03/21£1,371£1,277£94£238£769£7697.25715
31/03/20*£1,224£1,242£-18£13£675£6756.55025
31/03/19£1,276£1,324£-48£58£693£6936.35510
31/03/18*£1,326£1,325£2£2£741£7416.7600
31/03/17*£1,324£1,277£47£0£739£7316.9530
31/03/16*£1,285£1,270£15£0£692£6926.5630
31/03/15*£1,245£1,153£92£6£677£6777490
31/03/14£1,217£1,139£78£6£585£5846.2470
31/03/13£1,171£999£172£7£507£5076.1460
31/03/12£1,106£1,044£63£8£335£3353.9490
31/03/11*£1,296£1,277£19£10£273£2732.6590
31/03/10*£1,271£1,412£-141£8£254£2542.2510
31/03/09*£1,348£1,499£-151£7£395£3953.2510
31/03/08*£1,423£1,439£-16£7£546£5414.5600
31/03/07*£1,612£1,580£32£7£562£5554.2720
31/03/06?*£1,581£1,549£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£1,164£1,181£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 16.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 14.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 2.5
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 25 years

www.tcca.org

info@tcca.org

07958696734

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Legal & financial advice
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities

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
DCMS£17,047
National Lottery Community Fund£9,968
The London Community Foundation£7,174
City Bridge Trust£3,951
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Hackney CVS - Hackney Giving Living with Covid
£3,730 30/06/2022
Ongoing participation in the Community Champion network and dissemination of health information to Turkish Cypriot, Kurdish and Turkish communities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sanity - Mental Health Support
£9,968 18/02/2022
The funding will be used to provide a mental health support and awareness programme that targets Turkish speaking young people. The project aims to support beneficiaries in dealing with their wellbeing and in turn help beneficiaries reach their ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,873 06/10/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Turkish Cypriot Community Association
£7,174 20/08/2020
We are seeking funding in order that we can provide support to vulnerable Turkish Speakers as lockdown measures are eased. We want to provide cultural, linguistic and religious sensitive weekly advice service, a weekly television information program ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£7,174 20/08/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Turkish Cypriot Community Association
£3,951 05/05/2020
£3,951 for food, DBS checks, phone credit and other costs as outlined in your application form, excluding £3,600 staffing costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Inspire Turkish Speaking Youth
£9,779 17/05/2019
12
The funding will be used to deliver a series of skill based activities for Turkish speaking young people at risk of offending. The project aims to promote positive behaviours and build confidence.
National Lottery Community Fund - Craft and Cake Decorating Project
£10,000 06/12/2017
12
This project will run cake decorating and craft workshops for people from the Turkish community, reducing their feelings of isolation and encouraging the development of positive relationships.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 29-71
  • BAYRAM IBRAHIM CUBUK Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Forklift Operator
  • ERDOGAN BACA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Musician
  • GOKAY UCAR Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Consultant
  • GULFIDAN DERVISH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Personal Assistant
  • HUSSAIN MUSTAFA Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Housing Officer
  • MUNEVVER BOROVA Appointed: 2021
  • NIYAZI ENVER (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Businessman
  • NURCAN KAMIL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Local Authority Officer
  • SULEYMAN FUAT Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Trustee
  • TURKAY HADJI-FILIPPOU Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Council Manager
  • YUSUF AHMET Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/05/2000, number: 1080926
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/10/1999, number: 03851759
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
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
  • 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
19 returns made; AR20: 2 days late, AR18: 5 days late, AR17: 2 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR15: 1 days late, AR11: 5 days late, AR10: 247 days late, AR09: 586 days late, AR08: 286 days late, AR07: 290 days late, AR06: 286 days late, AR04: 374 days late,
Main office

TURKISH CYPRIOT COMMUNITY
ASSOCIATION
628-630 GREEN LANES
LONDON
.
N8 0SD

Objectives

TO ADVANCE CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN LONDON AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE TURKISH OR OF TURKISH DESCENT BY ADVANCING EDUCATION, BY ASSISTING THOSE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF POVERTY, SICKNESS OR DISTRESS, BY PROTECTING AND PRESERVING HEALTH, BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND BY FURTHERING SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE CHARITY'S TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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