Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 3

EKOTA CARE TRUST LIMITED

Lunch Club and Socialisation Activities for older and disadvantaged people.Raising the educational abilities of children through a Home Work Club Programme, Supplementary Education.Activities promoting better health & wellbeing.Community engagement, community development work, initiatives that promotes better integration of communities of people from different communities and backgrounds

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees
The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/03/23		£46	£58	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/22		£61	£61	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/21		£57	£43	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/20		£12	£16	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/19		£13	£3	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/18		£1	£3	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£15	£14	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£13	£13	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£15	£13	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

ekotacaretrust31@gmail.com

07921 020 441

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other education services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington	£68,570
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,910
DCMS	£9,995
The London Community Foundation	£9,770
Garfield Weston Foundation	£6,000
Co-Operative Group	£2,255

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ekota Care Trust Limited
£2,255	22/10/2022	We plan to organise a food parcel distribution programme to help vulnerable and at risk older people and older people with a disability who are experiencing food poverty.
National Lottery Community Fund - Skills for Change
£9,960	28/07/2022	The funding will be used to employ an advisor to support older people with information and training around subjects including budgeting digital skills and energy efficiency. The project aims to ....more The funding will be used to employ an advisor to support older people with information and training around subjects including budgeting digital skills and energy efficiency. The project aims to address the challenges experienced in ethnic minority communities as a result of increased food and energy costs.
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Ekota Care Trust Limited
£60,000	24/09/2021 35	To support the organisation's work to combat the isolation and loneliness experienced by vulnerable older people from Newham's BAME communities which has impacted their health and emotional wellbeing.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£6,000	16/07/2021	Covid-19 Emergency Older People’s Support Programme
National Lottery Community Fund - Looking Forward
£9,950	19/03/2021 11	This project will support the physical and emotional wellbeing of older BAME people in the community that have been affected by COVID. It will support them to adapt to new challenges to build ....more This project will support the physical and emotional wellbeing of older BAME people in the community that have been affected by COVID. It will support them to adapt to new challenges to build confidence to leave their home and reduce isolation. The group will offer regular support from a Bi-lingual speaking Older People’s Support Worker help to access nutritious food basic supplies medicine to support their physical health and social care. Online group chats and get together and the volunteering team will support people online and in person when safe to do so accompanying users to parks shops chemist.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Ekota Care Trust
£9,770	01/12/2020 14	The funding is for to enable Ekota to address the impact of the food poverty faced by vulnerable BAME older and disabled people during this pandemic crisis. The funding will be used to prepare and ....more The funding is for to enable Ekota to address the impact of the food poverty faced by vulnerable BAME older and disabled people during this pandemic crisis. The funding will be used to prepare and deliver a freshly cooked hot meal twice a week through the long winter months.
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Covid-19 London Community Response Grant - Wave 3
£8,570	13/08/2020 6	The funding is for help towards supporting vulnerable BAME older people having access to accurate information that is critical to ensuring that they have clear messages on staying physically and ....more The funding is for help towards supporting vulnerable BAME older people having access to accurate information that is critical to ensuring that they have clear messages on staying physically and mentally healthy and prepares them to resume daily life activities independently after the subsequent ending of the Covid-19 pandemic.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,995	09/07/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Drop in service for Older People
£9,760	08/03/2019 12	The project will deliver a programme of support activities that are designed to meet the needs of older people. The aim is to improve levels of wellbeing and to highlight public services that are ....more The project will deliver a programme of support activities that are designed to meet the needs of older people. The aim is to improve levels of wellbeing and to highlight public services that are available in the local area.
Sport England - Our Olympic Dreams - London to Rio to Newham
£8,552	14/03/2017 9	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Our Olympic Dreams - London to Rio to Newham. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on ....more Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Our Olympic Dreams - London to Rio to Newham. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries from a BAME background.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 48-60

ABU SUFIAN (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

OYAS MIAH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

SHEIKH MOHITUR RAHMAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/03/2014, number: 1156253
Registered at Companies House on 29/04/2013, number: 08508741

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR16: 2 days late,

Main office

59 Stephens Road
Stratford
London
E15 3JJ

Objectives

TO SUPPORT SUCH GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION MAY DETERMINE, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION TO THE FOLLOWING:-1.)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION;2.)TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP;3.)TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT;4.)TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH; AND5.)TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, ILL HEALTH, POOR HOUSING OR SOCIAL BACKGROUND.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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