Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Multiple returns filed late: -3

Award winner
Overall weighted support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 13

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:

This charity is a recent Award Winner
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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	*	£1,126	£1,007	£119	£0	£548	£548	6.5	24	20
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	n/a
31/03/20		£302	£211	£90	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19	*	£303	£246	£56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	*	£180	£177	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17	*	£162	£144	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16	*	£177	£204	£-27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15	*	£194	£243	£-49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14	*	£253	£268	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13	*	£241	£223	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12	*	£235	£207	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11	*	£327	£307	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10		£328	£300	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09	*	£337	£237	£100	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08	*	£174	£127	£47	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07	*	£91	£90	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06	*	£67	£67	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 52%
Liabilities/Income: 52%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 2.9

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 20 years

www.cbmeforum.org

INFO@bmeforum.org

02086843719

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

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

GiG Classification

Reducing racial tensions

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 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

UK Community Foundations	£20,000
City Bridge Trust	£18,536
Maudsley Charity	£11,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Maudsley Charity - Contribution to IAG continuation
£5,000	20/02/2024 3	For the final quarter of 22/23 to develop the two IAG boroughs: Croydon and Lewisham. We aim to commence additional training in January – March 2024 to equip them with further skills and knowledge while in the implementation phase of the change ....more For the final quarter of 22/23 to develop the two IAG boroughs: Croydon and Lewisham. We aim to commence additional training in January – March 2024 to equip them with further skills and knowledge while in the implementation phase of the change ideas on the PCREF programme. The training will seek to widen the awareness of the PCREF programme and recruit more members to each IAG to strengthen and unify them to reach their goals in continuing to achieve better access, outcomes and experiences for the BME community.
Maudsley Charity - Croydon Black Mental Health Conference
£5,000	27/09/2023 2	South London and Maudsley's Croydon Triple Lead Team for the PCREF programme is working towards setting up a Black Mental Health Conference at the end of April. Croydon's population is 390,719, making it the largest London borough and the sixteenth ....more South London and Maudsley's Croydon Triple Lead Team for the PCREF programme is working towards setting up a Black Mental Health Conference at the end of April. Croydon's population is 390,719, making it the largest London borough and the sixteenth largest English district. Within the Croydon borough black and black mixed populations make up 26% of the overall population of Croydon. Black people's mental health experiences and outcomes have been poor, and the aim of the conference is to inform and engage the black communities in Croydon. Removing the stigma and creating a safe space for learning and understanding
Maudsley Charity - young minds matter youth conference
£1,000	07/07/2022 1	The young minds matter conference aims to address the stigma and misconceptions of mental health amongst children and young adults. Many young people display poor knowledge of mental health problems and negative attitudes towards people ....more The young minds matter conference aims to address the stigma and misconceptions of mental health amongst children and young adults. Many young people display poor knowledge of mental health problems and negative attitudes towards people experiencing, or who have a history of mental health problems. However, from our work and the current research, we know that mental health problems affect around one in six children. Also, young people say they are often not taken seriously by adults when it comes to mental health. This causes many to feel uncomfortable to speak out about their worries, for fear of the consequences.
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 (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 37-76

ASHOK KUMAR Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Hm Inspector Of Taxes

BARIDAKARA SAMUEL BALEERA Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Communications Specialist

CHANDRA BABU

DIANE SMITH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Regional Stakeholder Manager

GHAZALA MIRZA Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Interpreter Councellor

MALTI PATEL Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Teacher

MARKIEU HAYDEN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Headteacher

PAULETTE LEWIS MBE (Chair) Appointed: 2018

VIVIENE WITTER Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Civil Servant

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

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
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

18 returns made; AR23: 111 days late, AR21: 121 days late, AR19: 12 days late, AR18: 1 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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