Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 2

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Spending declining: -1
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Static board: -3

Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -5

UMOJA COMMUNITY SUPPORT

UCOS is a charitable organisation based in ManchesterThe main activities are:- facilitate integration- Promote cultural activities - Advise and support on different issues including, welfare, immigration.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Spending is declining

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
31/12/22		£10	£4	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	*	£7	£7	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	*	£23	£20	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	*	£10	£2	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£10	£10	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17		£10	£7	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Balance Sheet History

Established: 13 years

www.umoja.co.uk

info@umoja.co.uk

07896322175

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

General Community services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Congo (Democratic Republic), Kenya, Manchester City, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford City, Tameside, Zambia,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
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 significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Forever Manchester - Support for Covid-19
£3,993	22/05/2020	Provision of food and essential household items
National Lottery Community Fund - Well being Project
£9,145	28/02/2020 7	The funding will be used to run fitness and social based sessions for the community. The project aims to bring people of all ages, faith groups and cultures together to improve community cohesion and ....more The funding will be used to run fitness and social based sessions for the community. The project aims to bring people of all ages, faith groups and cultures together to improve community cohesion and social isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Stranger Neighbours
£9,500	29/11/2017 12	The charity will host five events to celebrate neighbourhood diversity, providing opportunities for local people from different cultural backgrounds to come together and get to know each other, ....more The charity will host five events to celebrate neighbourhood diversity, providing opportunities for local people from different cultural backgrounds to come together and get to know each other, helping to reduce loneliness and isolation while promoting integration.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

ABDELKADER AYOUBA Appointed: 2019

CASS OMAR CASSIM Appointed: 2011

PATRICK MASUDI Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/10/2011, number: 1144201

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

11 returns made; AR21: 8 days late, AR20: 4 days late, AR19: 90 days late, AR15: 45 days late, AR13: 192 days late, AR12: 557 days late,

Main office

GRG House, Cobden St
UCOS, Suit112, GRG House
Salford
Salford
Greater Manchester
M6 6NA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, LIVING IN AFRICA AND PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT LIVING IN THE UK INCLUDING THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM OR WHO HAVE BEEN GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS, BY:(A)THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING(B)THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS(C)THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND(D)THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS