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Portuguese Community Centre Association

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1157249
Status
Registered
Registered
May 30, 2014
Legal form
Charitable company

Address

Address
1 Othello Close
LONDON
SE11 4RE

Contact

Activities

To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded (in particular but not exclusively members of the Portuguese speaking community living in the United Kingdom) and assisting them to integrate intosociety

Objects: 1. To Promote Social Inclusion For The Public Benefit By Preventing People From Becoming Socially Excluded, Relieving The Needs Of Those People Who Are Socially Excluded (In Particular But Not Exclusively Members Of The Portuguese Speaking Community Living In The United Kingdom) And Assisting Them To Integrate Into Society By:a) Increasing, Or Co-Ordinating, Opportunities For Members Of The Portuguese Speak-Ing Community To Engage With Service Providers, To Enable Those Providers To Adapt Services To Better Meet The Needs Of That Community;a) Providing Education And Training In The English Language And In Vocational Skills;b) Providing Social And Recreational Facilities And Events Involving The Local Commu-Nity;c) Providing A Local Network Group That Encourages And Enables Socially Excluded Members Of The Community To Participate More Effectively With The Wider Commu-Nity.for The Purpose Of This Close ‘Socially Excluded’ Means Being Excluded From Society Or Parts Of Society, As A Result Of One Of More Of The Following Factors; Language Barriers, Inability To Access Employment, 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, Sexually Orientation Or Gender Reassignment, Poor Education Or Skills Attainment, Relationship And Family Breakdown, Poor Housing (That Is Housing That Does Not Meet Basic Habitable Standards), Crime (Either As A Victim Or As A An Offender Rehabilitating Into Society). 2. To Develop The Capacity And Skills Of The Members Of The Socially And Economically Disadvantaged Communities In The United Kingdom, With A Particular Focus On The Portuguese Speaking Community, In Such A Way That They Are Better Able To Identify, And Help Meet, Their Needs And To Participate More Fully In Society

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
City Of Westminster, Croydon, Lambeth, Merton, Southwark, Wandsworth

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £44,696 £38,697
March 31, 2024 £16,887 £32,182
March 31, 2023 £19,058 £16,401
March 31, 2022 £16,368 £14,069
March 31, 2021 £18,451 £15,960

Trustees

Name Appointed
Carla Sofia Araujo Ribeiro May 2, 2025
Flavio Serra Jan. 17, 2025
Maria Conceicao Bruno Oct. 1, 2023
Salome Tomaz dos Santos June 9, 2023
Sandra Da Conceicao Mano Ferreira Feb. 14, 2024