Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 2

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 9

MEDWAY ETHNIC MINORITY FORUM

To promote social inclusion for public benefit in Medway and the surrounding areas for minority ethnic communities, relieving their needs and assisting them to integrate into society by: Providing them support to reduce the barriers that these communities face and promoting increased access to opportunities available to them from local authorities and service provider

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
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:

There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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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		£74	£58	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£36	£24	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	*	£38	£21	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£11	£12	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£15	£13	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£4	£11	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£4	£13	£-9	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: 8 years
(23 years as a company)

www.medwaydiversityforum.co.uk

office@memf.co.uk

07875503708

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity

GiG Classification

Outpatient support services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Medway,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Sport England	£12,053
DCMS	£9,150
National Lottery Community Fund	£2,495

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sport England - Peaceful minds, balanced bodies
£4,955	27/10/2023 15	This project will provide yoga sessions to 15 women from ethnic minority groups living in areas of deprivation. Sessions will be delivered by an instructor who speaks the same language as ....more This project will provide yoga sessions to 15 women from ethnic minority groups living in areas of deprivation. Sessions will be delivered by an instructor who speaks the same language as participants and will take place in familiar settings. A woman from the local South Asian community will be trained in the delivery of yoga, attending a 200hr yoga teacher training course accredited by Yoga Alliance UK. Following qualification, weekly yoga sessions will be offered to the target cohort with effect from December 2023.
Sport England - Easy Moves
£7,098	05/10/2023 10	This project will deliver a variety of activities to reduce the ill effects of inactivity. Participants will be men, women and families from 28 member organisations, representing 17 different ....more This project will deliver a variety of activities to reduce the ill effects of inactivity. Participants will be men, women and families from 28 member organisations, representing 17 different ethnicities. The activities will include: Bollywood dance sessions for BME women; Swimming for Muslim women, including lifeguard training; Chair-based exercise sessions- seating yoga and Drum Fit, for Asian senior citizens; annual Badminton tournament and a 1-day Volleyball Championship for Eastern European families.
National Lottery Community Fund - Reconnect Golden Buddies (RGB)
£2,495	21/09/2021	The funding will provide woodworking sessions and a walking/photography group for older people and members of the BAME community to meet socialise and establish a peer support group with the aim of ....more The funding will provide woodworking sessions and a walking/photography group for older people and members of the BAME community to meet socialise and establish a peer support group with the aim of alleviating loneliness and isolation.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,150	24/08/2020	"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 - Golden Buddies
£7,036	04/01/2019 12	The funding will be used to deliver a programme of health engagement activities that are designed to improve the wellbeing of older men from the black, minority ethnic community. The project aims to ....more The funding will be used to deliver a programme of health engagement activities that are designed to improve the wellbeing of older men from the black, minority ethnic community. The project aims to raise awareness of the importance of nutrition and how to prevent heart disease.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 27-80

DAYANTHA PORAMBE LIYANAGE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director

DAVID LARTEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Analyst

JABEEN SHAHEDA SETHI Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Social Worker

KARTHIK DAMODARAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Enterprise Architect

KULWANT SINGH JHITA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director

MADHU GANESHBHAI PATEL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Medical Practitioner

MONIKA ORAVCOVA Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Community Liaison Officer

OLUSEYI OBADARE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Home Management

RUHENA RUJI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Youth Worker

SHIVARAM RAI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Business

THEO ALLOTEY-PAPPOE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director

THOMAS KUTHOOR ANTHONY PINTO Appointed: 2017

ZAFFER GINAI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Owner

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/04/2016, number: 1166452
Registered at Companies House on 24/07/2001, number: 04257752

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
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

7 returns made; AR21: 298 days late,

Main office

The Whitehouse
Chatham Waterfront Bus Station
Chatham
Kent
ME4 4SL

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN MEDWAY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF BEING MEMBERS OF MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITIES, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY:PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ETHNIC MINORITY COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY GROUPS, TO REDUCE THE BARRIERS THAT THESE COMMUNITIES FACE, AND PROMOTING INCREASED ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THEM FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS.