Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

OLMEC

Developing the capacity and sustainability of community based organisations and social enterprises.Promoting community led initiatives.Brokering business support and investment into local communities.Delivering employment, training and work placement opportunities.Enabling local people to develop appropriate skills to influence change.Facilitating sharing of best practice.
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:

  • 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
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£258£219£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£204£196£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£204£198£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£323£305£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£339£330£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£239£233£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£198£192£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£223£255£-32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15*£336£332£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14*£333£355£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£222£262£-40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12*£270£335£-65n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£464£495£-31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£553£504£49£37£214£190.570
31/03/09£580£504£76£39£165£290.760
31/03/08£467£410£57n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£243£249£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£287£287£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£286£260£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 36%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Established: 21 years

www.olmec-ec.org.uk

jmayford@olmec-ec.org.uk

07872 507489

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Olmec
£37,500 05/01/2023
24
£37,500 over two years (£20,000; £17,500) towards the core costs of Olmec’s operations in London.
The Fore - Grant to Olmec
£15,000 01/12/2020
36
Olmec is a Stratford-based social enterprise that champions racial equality and addresses the disadvantages faced by minority and refugee communities (particularly those living in social housing) in accessing employment and positions of power. Its ....more
The EQ Foundation - Grant to OLMEC
£5,000 15/12/2017
Via Big Give
Walcot Foundation - Solid Foundations
£10,000 27/03/2015
12
Solid Foundations

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-78
  • BRUCE MALCOLM NOBREGA Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired
  • DR CURTIS ASANTE Appointed: 2021
  • JASON BOWEN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Communications Manager
  • ROWENA RICHARDS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Student
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/10/2003, number: 1100007
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/01/2003, number: 04640278
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
  • 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; AR23: 5 days late, AR15: 26 days late, AR14: 3 days late, AR12: 1 days late, AR06: 28 days late,
Main office

The People's Place
84-86 High Street
LONDON
E15 2NE

Objectives

I) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT SO AS TO LIMIT THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THE PROVISION OF NURSING CARE AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC, THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF ILL HEALTH, THE PROMOTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH AND A REDUCTION IN HEALTH INEQUALITIES,II) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT.IV) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT,V) ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE,VII) THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND/OR THOSE WHO, BY REASONS OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES,VIII) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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