Charity Commission
Charity Commission Annual Return 2021
FRIENDS OF THE GAMBIA ASSOCIATION CIO
Charity registration number: 1171620
Most of the information you give in this form will become publicly available on the Register of Charities. Any field that the Charity Commission will not display will be clearly marked. This document is a record of the information provided in the Annual Return 2021.
Financial period
Financial period start date
01/01/2021
Financial period end date
31/12/2021
Income and spending
Income £
£44,986
Spending £
£38,441
Serious Incidents
For the period of this return, were there any serious incidents in your charity that have not been reported to the Charity Commission?
No
Fundraising - professional fundraiser
Did your charity raise funds from the public?
Yes
Did the charity work with any professional fundraisers?
No
Fundraising - commercial participator
Did your charity work with any commercial participators?
No
Grantmaking
Was grant making the main way your charity carried out its purposes?
Yes
Government contracts
During the financial period for this annual return, d, id the charity receive income from contracts (other than grant agreements) with central government or local authorities? No
Government grants
During the financial period for this annual return, did the charity receive income from grants from central government or local authorities?
No
Income from outside the UK
Did your charity receive income from outside the UK ?
No
Spending outside England & Wales
Did your charity operate outside England and Wales?
Yes
Select countries/territories your charity operated in during the financial period covered by this annual return
⊠ The Gambia
The Gambia
£ 38126
Record the total expenditure by country/territory., Please round all figures to the nearest pound (do not enter decimal points or commas)
£ 38126
Spending outside England & Wales
When spending money or working outside England and Wales, did your charity transfer money other than using the regulated banking system?
No
Spending outside England & Wales
Did your charity have procedures and controls in place to monitor expenditure outside England and Wales?
Yes
Are the trustees satisfied that your charity’s risk management policies and procedures adequately covered activities and spending outside England and Wales?
Yes
Trading subsidiaries
Did the charity have any subsidiaries?
No
Trustee payments
Did any of the trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity other than refunds of legitimate trustee expenses?
No
Did any of the trustees resign and then take up employment with the charity?
No
Employees' salaries
Did any of your charity's staff receive total employee benefits of £60,000 or more? Select No if your charity does not have any staff , or does not pay any staff.
No
For your highest paid member of staff only, what was the total value of their employee benefits?
(For example if your highest paid member of staff received £35,000 enter 35000). If you do not have any staff or did not pay any staff, enter 0 (zero)
£0
Volunteers
How many UK volunteers, excluding trustees, did the charity have during the financial period?
3
Financial controls
Did your charity review its internal financial controls?
Yes
Safeguarding
Has the charity obtained a standard, enhanced or enhanced with barred lists DBS check on all trustees, employees and volunteers who are in roles that are eligible for these checks?
Select Yes if there are no trustees, employees or volunteers in roles that are eligible for these types of DBS checks.
Yes
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Declaration
Your role at the charity (select one):
| ⊠Trustee | |
|---|---|
| Given names | Jeffrey Leslie Brenton |
| Family name | Phillips |
| Telephone | 02083373004 |
| number | |
| jeffbrentonp@yahoo.com | |
| Date submitted | 21/10/2022 |
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