Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

CROYDON SOMALI EDUCATION AND WELFARE ORGANISATION 

CSEW aims to provide charitable services to the BAME residents living in the London Borough of Croydon, but not exclusively. Services include, Supplementary School, Amateur Sports, Elderly Support Services, Provision of Free Legal Advice, as well as General Charitable services to help improve the current life conditions of the BAME communities living in the London Boroughs.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers including the Government 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
05/04/23*£9,510£9,510£03
05/04/22£9,940£0£9,9403
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

cseworganisation@gmail.com

07397210137

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Services for those discriminated by race or gender
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 3 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
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Female Sports Pilot Project
£9,510 16/08/2022
This project will hold a multi-sports fitness project for Muslim girls aged 11-16 from Croydon led by female coaches including netball, basketball and tennis. The project would be delivered weekly on ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Digital Skills and IT training
£9,940 11/03/2022
The funding will be used to provide support including IT training and welfare advice to the Somali community. The project aims to increase the participants digital skills and knowledge to improve ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/12/2020, number: 1192856
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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
2 returns made; AR23: 55 days late,
Main office

37 Bullrush Close
CROYDON
CR0 2DX

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN CROYDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF OR CREED (IN PARTICULAR MEMBERS OF THE SOMALI COMMUNITY) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY1)PROVIDING A LOCAL NETWORK GROUP THAT ENCOURAGES AND ENABLES MEMBERS OF THE SOMALI AND OTHER BME COMMUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY.2)INCREASING OR CO-ORDINATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE SOMALI COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, TO ENABLE THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THAT COMMUNITY INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF FREE LEGAL ADVICE.3)PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTARY EDUCATION IN ENGLISH AND MATHS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PUPILS.4)PROVIDE SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES (PARTICULARLY FOOTBALL AND MARTIAL ARTS) AND EVENTS INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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