Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

OTRA COSA NETWORK 

EDUCATION/TRAININGRELIEF OF POVERTYOVERSEAS AIDENVIRONMENT/CONSERVATION/HERITAGEECONOMIC/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/EMPLOYMENTWE ALSO PROVIDE HUMAN RESOURCES, ADVICE AND INFORMATION
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 14 years

http://www.otracosa.org

volunteer@otracosa.org

01926730029

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/12/22£107£105£2n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/21£54£51£3n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/12/20£56£46£10n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/19£77£82£-5n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/12/18£77£86£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£91£75£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£54£54£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15*£87£80£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£38£31£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£30£29£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£24£28£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11*£23£25£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£10£9£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Peru, Warwickshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 30 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
The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to Otra Cosa Network
£5,000 02/07/2020
36
Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Otra Cosa Network, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/01/2010, number: 1133680
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR15: 1 days late, AR11: 1 days late,
Main office

126 COVENTRY ROAD
WARWICK
CV34 5HL

Objectives

TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN PERU AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HIGHLY MOTIVATED TRAINED VOLUNTEERS AND OTHER CHARITABLE SUPPORT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PERU

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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