Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 4

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Accounts overdue -5
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Static board: -3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: -5

CROYDON BME FORUM

To provid opportunities for BME communities to discuss and prioritise the key issues affectingthem to a view to engaging decision and policy makers at the local level to factor in their prioritiesand planning and delivery public services.To build the capacity of BME voluntary and community sector organisations, To promote good relations between different races, building a cohesive Croydon.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years

Established: 19 years

www.cbmeforum.org

INFO@bmeforum.org

02086843719

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
31/03/22		£942	£822	£121	£52	£429	£76	1.1	40	10
31/03/21	*	£349	£288	£61	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/20		£302	£211	£90	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/19	*	£303	£246	£56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/18		£180	£177	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	8
31/03/17	*	£162	£144	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£177	£204	£-27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£194	£243	£-49	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	*	£253	£268	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£241	£223	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£235	£207	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£327	£307	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£328	£300	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£337	£237	£100	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£174	£127	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£91	£90	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£67	£67	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 43%
Liabilities/Income: 35%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 18%
Reserves/Spending: 1.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Croydon,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

40 employees
10 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
UK Community Foundations - BAME Infrastructure Fund
£20,000	22/09/2020	Restricted funding for COVID-19 Relief (led by people of Black, Asian and/or Minority Ethnic Heritage)
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Croydon BME Forum
£18,536	19/05/2020	A grant of £18,536 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the appliciation, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
National Lottery Community Fund - Promise Neighbourhood
£34,000	28/03/2018 12	Promise Neighbourhood

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees:

ASHOK KUMAR Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Hm Inspector Of Taxes, Other trusteeship: CROYDON VOLUNTARY ACTION,

CHANDRA BABU, Other trusteeship: KCWA TRUST LTD,

GHAZALA MIRZA Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Interpreter Councellor, Other trusteeships: CROYDON VOLUNTARY ACTION, ELMWOOD COMMUNITY CENTRE,

MALTI PATEL Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Teacher

PAULETTE LEWIS MBE (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: THE NURSES ASSOCIATION OF JAMAICA (UK),

VIVIENE WITTER Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Civil Servant, Other trusteeships: THE ASSOCIATION OF JAMAICANS (UK) TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH BROAD GREEN CROYDON,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/04/2005, number: 1108843
Registered at Companies House on 16/12/2003, number: 04996963

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

17 returns made; AR21: 121 days late, AR19: 12 days late, AR17: 2 days late, AR16: 3 days late, AR15: 4 days late, AR14: 8 days late, AR13: 2 days late, AR12: 2 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR09: 34 days late, AR08: 2 days late, AR07: 21 days late, AR06: 386 days late,

Main office

56A MITCHAM ROAD
CROYDON
SURREY
CR0 3RG

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION PERSONS FROM MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITIES, BY ASSOCIATING COMMUNITY GROUPS, VOLUNTARY AND NATIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN A COMMON EFFORT TO: I. RELIEVE POVERTY HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS II. ADVANCE EDUCATION III. PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH BY SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON

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