# GRASSROOTS ENTERPRISE FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION AND POVERTY RELIEF-GESIPR

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1156503
- **Other names:** GESIPR
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 2, 2014
- **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=1156503


## Contact

- **Address:** 75A Vesper Road, LEEDS
- **Postcode:** LS5 3QT
- **Phone:** 01134144785
- **Email:** marynelson1302@yahoo.com
- **Website:** https://grassrootsenterprise.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN THE UK AND AFRICA BY WORKING WITH ORGANISATIONS ESTABLISHED TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY AND PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT. 2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE UK AND AFRICA 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; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

**Activities:** Rehabilitation of offenders and ex-offendersSkills Training Social Enterprise workSupport Black and Minority Ethnic Groups through training, information sharing, signposting, referrals.Support and work with refugee and asylum seekers Support disadvantaged youth groupsDistribution of surplus foodProvide Housing support for the street homeless and other vulnerable groupsFundraising




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Accommodation/housing, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Leeds City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 4, 2024 | £73215 | £86000 | — | — |
| Dec. 4, 2023 | £65561 | £72627 | — | — |
| Dec. 4, 2022 | £187439 | £186460 | — | — |
| Dec. 4, 2021 | £80508 | £72077 | — | — |
| Dec. 4, 2020 | £49802 | £27380 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **MARY NELSON** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 10, 2024
- Adeolu Atanda — appointed May 1, 2024
- Akimbobola Akinmade — appointed April 1, 2024
- Massah Komeh Bomah — appointed May 1, 2024
- Ojinika Emenike — appointed March 1, 2024
- Zainabu Mukwanga — appointed Sept. 1, 2018