Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 6

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Very static board: -5
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 7

COMMUNITIES WELFARE NETWORK

The provision of information and advice by means of workshops, drop - in and one toone session.- The Provision of training for employment and employment-related advice- The provision of financial capability training and advice sessions- The Provision of literacy and numeracy classes and supplementary education forchildren.- The Provision of recreational activities- The provision of

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be very 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

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
30/06/23		£58	£55	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
30/06/22		£64	£57	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
30/06/21	*	£50	£31	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
30/06/20		£52	£47	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
30/06/19		£67	£53	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
30/06/18		£83	£61	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/17		£43	£42	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years
(19 years as a company)

www.cowelfare.org

cowelfare.net@gmail.com

02078207736

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
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

Technical, vocational and continuing education

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

City Of London, Lambeth, Southwark,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
6 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

City Bridge Trust	£15,410
Barrow Cadbury Trust	£12,300
Power to Change	£11,884
The London Community Foundation	£9,142
CAF	£8,000
Crisis UK	£4,920
The Foyle Foundation	£4,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£4,000	07/02/2023	towards befriending activities for isolated older people
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Communities Welfare Network
£15,410	12/08/2022 24	£15,410 over two years (£7,515; £7,895) to deliver support services for local ethnic minoritized older people aged 65-80 years who are isolated or ill.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - Communities Welfare Network
£12,300	21/09/2020 6	To help beneficiaries who are financially insecure and/or have lost jobs due to Covid-19 to meet basic needs and get back into work
Power to Change - C-19 CCLORS - Communities Welfare Network
£11,884	15/09/2020	Grant to C-19 CCLORS - Communities Welfare Network
CAF - Grant to Communities Welfare Network
£8,000	08/06/2020 3	Grant to Communities Welfare Network to support the organisation through COVID19
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Communities Welfare Network
£9,142	20/04/2020	The organisation is looking for funding to provide financial assistance to local homeless people hardly hit by the effect of the crisis. They need help for food, essential items, interpreting and ....more The organisation is looking for funding to provide financial assistance to local homeless people hardly hit by the effect of the crisis. They need help for food, essential items, interpreting and domestic support. They live in isolation especially holder people. Part of the grant will be allocated to the community support worker to keep the centre running and be in contact with clients .
Crisis UK - Grant to Communities Welfare Network
£4,920	09/04/2020	Funding for food, essential items for those in temporary accommodation and transport costs
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Communities Welfare Network
£4,900	11/05/2017	purchase of IT equipment for a charity which works with disadvantaged minority communities in London

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 32-69

YLLO AYA KOHI Appointed: 2016

BEUGRE JACQUES NDOUBA Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Accountant

FABRICE KRAGBA Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Footballer

FELIX WOHI (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Office Assistant

LYDIE SIKELY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Hairdresser

SR HENRIETTE MAHAN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Church Worker

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/06/2016, number: 1167437
Registered at Companies House on 06/08/2004, number: 05199047

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment 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: 6 days late,

Main office

49 CAMBERWELL NEW ROAD
LONDON
LONDON
SE5 0RZ

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, WOMEN, MEN AND CHILDREN OF MINORITY COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO ARE IN NEED DUE TO YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, BY:A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, INCLUDING BY THE PROVISION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES AND SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN;B) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT; C) THE PROMOTION AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH D) THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE

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