Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

MULTI-CULTURAL CENTRE, HOUNSLOW 

1) Services to the elderly, partially or fully disabled men & women, frail, sick, housebound & isolated, which improve the quality of their lives. 2) Providing hot meals in a social context, for the group members and all which include elderly, vulnerable, widowers, disabled men & women, available on site & take away to eat later in the day. 3) Discussions to stimulate the senses, maintain well bei
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 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
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£98£94£4n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/22£101£87£13n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/21£131£99£32n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/20£94£95£-1n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/19£85£90£-5n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/18£73£83£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£86£89£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£94£84£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£78£78£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£70£61£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£79£72£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£58£57£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£60£59£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£59£59£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£51£56£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£56£52£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/06*£61£58£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£45£48£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£47£48£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 24 years

www.hmccuk.org

02085772702

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other individual and family services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hounslow,
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
  • The General Public/Mankind
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
London Borough of Hounslow£20,526
The London Community Foundation£14,900
People's Health Trust£14,216
DCMS£9,700
CAF£5,000
The Fore£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Hounslow Multicultural Centre
£500 20/04/2023
Celebrating and awareness of King’s Coronation
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Hounslow Multicultural Centre
£14,026 12/07/2022
Combat loneliness and isolation by bringing people together through group activities
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Hounslow Multicultural Centre
£1,000 09/03/2022
Help improve physical, mental and overall well-being of our users (elderly) through Yoga sessions and topical seminars.
People's Health Trust - A Friend is a Treasure
£14,216 10/11/2021
This one-year project is for over 60’s from all backgrounds living in Hounslow, London. It aims to help participants develop a friendly local support network to combat depression and loneliness, ....more
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Hounslow Multicultural Centre
£9,900 24/09/2020
Requesting grant to support the dietary needs of those who are older, homebound, disabled, frail, widowers and living alone with many health-related issues and to prepare meals for them. These people ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,700 23/07/2020
"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 ....more
CAF - Grant to Hounslow Multicultural Centre
£5,000 06/07/2020
3
Grant to Hounslow Multicultural Centre to support the organisation through COVID19
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Hounslow Multicultural Centre
£5,000 22/06/2020
6
Helping the most vulnerable, older, disabled, homebound, isolated, frail, chronical ill, widowers and those who are shielding with freshly cooked culturally appropriate meals for their daily dietary ....more
The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to Hounslow Multicultural Centre
£5,000 22/06/2020
36
Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Hounslow Multicultural Centre, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Hounslow Multicultural Centre
£5,000 25/04/2020
Requesting grant to support the dietary needs of those who are homebound, disabled, frail, widowers and living alone with many health-related issues. These people are absolutely dependent on us as ....more
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Hounslow Multicultural Centre
£15,000 08/03/2019
12
Provide a lunch club for isolated older people four days a week and yoga and cultural activities for the wider community
People's Health Trust - A Friend is a Treasure
£24,660 27/07/2018
This project provided a lunch club for older people aged 60 and over in Hounslow that enabled them to meet and make new friends, discuss ideas, gain support from each other and create strong social ....more
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Hounslow Multicultural Centre
£15,000 08/03/2018
12
To provide a lunch club for isolated older people four days a week and yoga and cultural activities for the wider community
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Hounslow Multicultural Centre
£500 15/11/2017
To hold a Diwali event which it expects will be attended by 75 people. Donations of food will also be delivered to housebound people - approximately 60 people.
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Hounslow Multicultural Centre
£15,000 27/02/2017
12
Deliver a lunch club and home meal delivery service four days a week, mainly targeting older isolated residents. Art, cultural and music sessions and community events are also provided.
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Hounslow Multicultural Centre
£20,000 04/07/2016
12
Provision of hot lunches at its centre on Derby Road 4 days a week for approximately 29 clients per day and a door to door transport service one day a week for 8 to 10 clients
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Hounslow Multicultural Centre
£500 17/03/2016
Lunch and entertainment for 80 people to celebrate the Quenn's brithday
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Hounslow Multicultural Centre
£18,000 18/02/2016
12
To deliver 5700 hot meals to vulnerable older people at the centre on Derby Road, in addition to social activities for all ages.
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Hounslow Multicultural Centre
£500 01/03/2015
Contribution towards Vaisakhi event
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Hounslow Multicultural Centre
£14,142 19/02/2014
12
Provision of meals at Hounslow Multi-Cultural Centre. Provision of 1508 meals per quarter. To deliver a lunch club from HMMC 4 days a week for 29 clients per day and a door to door transport service ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/06/2000, number: 1081323
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR14: 39 days late, AR13: 48 days late, AR12: 122 days late, AR11: 22 days late, AR09: 24 days late, AR07: 118 days late, AR06: 27 days late, AR04: 68 days late,
Main office

49/53 DERBY ROAD
HOUNSLOW
MIDDX
TW3 3UQ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR FOR THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC RESIDENT IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HOUNSLOW WHO ARE FROM MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITIES BY:- (A) THE PROVISION AND ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THEIR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. (B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH ADVICE, REPRESENTATION, TRANSLATING AND INTERPRETING SERVICES AND OTHER ASSISTANCE IN MATTERS SUCH AS MONEY, DEBTS, WELFARE BENEFITS, HOUSING, HEALTH, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT AND BY PROVIDING LUNCHES FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED PEOPLE. (C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE DIFFERENT LANGUAGES AND CULTURES OF THE PEOPLE OF HOUNSLOW (D) THE PROMOTION OF GOOD RACE RELATIONS IN PARTICULAR BY CREATING AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROMOTION OF A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE DIFFERENT CULTURES OF THE PEOPLE OF HOUNSLOW.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF HOUNSLOW

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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