# NOWANS COMMUNITY TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1137971
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** Sept. 13, 2010
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1137971


## Contact

- **Address:** HUB8,, MX Building, Chester Walk, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
- **Postcode:** GL50 3JZ
- **Phone:** 07804307124
- **Email:** FLORENCE@LIVESOFCOLOUR.CO.UK
- **Website:** livesofcolour.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, WORKING BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITH ORPHANS, YOUNG PEOPLE, BLACK ASIAN MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITIES, AND MARGINALISED COMMUNITIES IN THE UK, AND IN KENYA, IN WAYS THAT STRENGTHEN BOTH, CULTURALLY, SOCIO-ECONOMICALLY AND THROUGH EDUCATION BY:A. THE PREVENTION AND ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY BY TAKING CARE OF YOUNG PEOPLE'S WELFARE AND WELL-BEING THROUGH GRANT FUNDING AND TO ENSURE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AFFORDABLE ACCOMMODATION, SKILLS AND EMPLOYMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE FUTURES. B. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY ESTABLISHING AN ACADEMY SCHOOL IN THE UK, A SCHOOL IN KENYA AND DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. C. THE ADVANCEMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND GUIDANCE THROUGH WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE FAMILIES IN ORDER TO DEVELOP FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE THROUGH SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESSES, EXPLORING SELF-EMPLOYMENT AND ACQUIRING DIGITAL AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. D. THE ADVANCEMENT OF ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE BY PROVIDING A PLATFORM THROUGH LIVES OF COLOUR INITIATIVE TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND CELEBRATE CULTUTAL HERITAGE AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE REALITIES OF MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITIES IN THE UK. E. THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL HARMONY, DIVERSITY ANDF INCLUSION BY PROVIDING TRAINING COURSES, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND BY THE FORMATION OF A RACE EQUITY INSTITUTE IN THE UK.F. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY GIVING ADVICE, SIGNPOSTING AND WORKING WITH PARTNERSHIP ORGANISATIONS TO ENSURE YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES ENGAGE AND HAVE THE NECESSARY RESOURCES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE AS FULL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

**Activities:** For the public benefit, working but not exclusively with orphans, young people, Black Asian Minority Ethnic communities, and marginalised communities in the UK, and in Kenya, in ways that strengthen both, culturally, socio-economically and through education by:

**Area of benefit:** UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, OVERSEAS.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Accommodation/housing, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Gloucestershire
- Throughout London



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £142914 | £114721 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £59804 | £46908 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £42314 | £63371 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £27199 | £6925 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £8000 | £6900 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Dr Brigitte Samantha Stroud Othala Von Habsburg — appointed April 15, 2025
- Hilda Gillingham — appointed Sept. 7, 2023
- Moira Kathryn Watkin Williams-Sharp — appointed Jan. 20, 2022
- Sarah Pickering — appointed Sept. 7, 2023