Charity Commission
Charity Commission Annual Return 2023
THE LONDON MEDICAL CENTRE - RACHAEL AYOKA FOUNDATION
Charity registration number: 1183984
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Financial period
Financial period start date
01/04/2022
Financial period end date
31/03/2023
Income and spending
Income £
£0
Spending £
£14,158
Number of contracts from government
How many contracts (other than grant agreements) did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?
0
Number of grants from government
How many grants did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?
0
Income breakdown
Donations and legacies (excluding Endowments Received)
£0
Charitable activities
£0
Other trading activities
£0
Investments
£0
Other
£0
Grantmaking
Is grant making the main way your charity carries out its purposes?
No
Recipients of grants
Please round all figures to the nearest pound (do not enter decimal points or commas).Individuals
£0
Other charities
£0
Other organisations that are not charities
£0
Trustee payments
Excluding out of pocket expenses, for what were any of the trustees paid during the financial period for this return?
⊠ e. None of the trustees have been paid
Did any of the trustees resign and take up employment with your charity in the financial period of this return?
No
Income from outside the UK
Did your charity receive income from outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?
No
Delivering activities outside the United Kingdom
Did your charity deliver charitable activities outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?
Yes
Select the countries your charity delivered charitable activities outside the United Kingdom
Nigeria
Written agreements with partners outside UK
Does your charity have formal written agreements in place with any partners delivering charitable activities on its behalf outside of the United Kingdom?
No
Spending outside England & Wales
Did your charity spend funds outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?
Yes
Select countries/territories your charity operated in during the financial period covered by this annual return
⊠ Nigeria £ 5000 Nigeria
Please record total spend in each country. Round figures to the nearest £100 if possible (do not enter decimal points or commas). We recommend you select "Save" regularly to avoid losing any values entered.
£ 5000
Methods of money transfer
How much money did your charity send in total outside of the United Kingdom using a method other than the regulated banking system in the financial period for this return?
£0
Trading subsidiaries
Does the charity have any trading subsidiaries?
No
Charity contact details correct
Is the contact address displayed from the Register of Charities, correct?
Yes
Charity headquarters details correct
Is this the same address that you use as your charity's administrative headquarters?
Yes
Charity contact address
16 CUMBERLAND TERRACE MEWS
LONDON
NW1 4HR
Charity Headquarters address
16 CUMBERLAND TERRACE MEWS
LONDON
NW1 4HR
Membership type
Is the charity part of a wider group structure with a parent body and subsidiary bodies?
the charity is a Federated (parent) body
Members entitle to vote
Other than trustees, does your charity have members who are entitled to vote under the charity’s governing documents?
No
Employment contract types
People were permanently employed by your charity
1
People were on fixed-terms contracts with your charity
0
Self-employed people were working for your charity
0
Total overseas employees
How many of the people above work on behalf of your charity outside of the United Kingdom?
0
Total employee payroll
What was the total amount spent on employee payroll during the financial period relating to this return?
£4,800
Employees' salaries
Did any of your charity's employees receive total employment benefits of £60,000 or more in the financial period of this annual return?
No
Governance policies
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Yes
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Yes
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Yes
Complaints policy and procedures
Yes
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Yes
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Yes
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Yes
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Yes
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Yes
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
No
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Yes
Social media policy and procedures
Yes
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
No
Safeguarding
Has your charity provided services to children and/or adults at risk in the financial period of the return?
No
External risk and impact
Donations,
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
Other income - grants
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
Other income - contracts
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
Other income - investment
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
Expenditure on charitable activities
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
Expenditure on overheads
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
Number of volunteers
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
Number of employees
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
Number of trustees
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
Fundraising activities
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
Capacity to deliver services
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
Total service demand
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
Volunteers
Excluding trustees, provide an estimate of the number of volunteers who carried out charitable activities on behalf of your charity in the United Kingdom during the financial period of this return?
0
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Declaration
Your role at the charity (select one):
| ⊠Trustee | |
|---|---|
| Given names | Titus Wole |
| Family name | Odedun |
| Telephone | 07831155781 |
| number | |
| foundation@londonmedicalcentre.com | |
| Date submitted | 03/06/2024 |
It is a criminal offence under section 60 of the Charities Act 2011 for anyone to knowingly or recklessly provide false or misleading information to the commission; this includes suppressing, concealing or destroying documents.
Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/04/2022 Period start date To 31/03/2023 Period end date
Charity name: The London Medical Centre Racheal Ayoka Foundation
Charity registration number: 1183984 CE017908
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | To provide healthcare provision to poor adults in rural parts of Nigeria where access to public medical facilities is limited. To support healthcare education enabling early detection and referral treatment for potentially life-threatening illnesses such as breast, testicular cancers through knowledge and self-examination techniques. To promote and support local health providers. |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
To provide healthcare provision to poor adults in rural parts of Nigeria where access to public medical facilities is limited. To support healthcare education enabling early detection and referral treatment for potentially life-threatening illnesses such as breast, testicular cancers through knowledge and self-examination techniques. To promote and support local health providers. The objects are to preserve and protect health and relieve sickness for the public benefit in Nigeria in particular but not exclusively by: i. providing medical and healthcare provision to poor adults in the rural parts of Nigeria where access to public medical facilities and healthcare centres are limited. ii. supporting healthcare and healthcare education to prevent specific life-threatening illnesses amongst the poor through awareness, knowledge and simple self-examination techniques to enable early detection for referral treatment. |
iii. the provision of medical missions in hard to reach and rural communities. iv. to promote general health awareness by developing and supporting local chapters that will continue the work established by the medical missions. Statement confirming Para 1.18 The Trustees hereby confirm that we have whether the trustees have complied with the duty in section 4 of the had regard to the guidance Charities Act 2006 to have due regard to issued by the Charity the public benefit guidance published by Commission on public the Charity Commission. benefit
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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SORP reference
Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
Para 1.38
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
Para 1.38
Contribution made by
volunteers
Other
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Achievements and Performance
SORP reference
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | The Foundation commissioned the design and manufacture to specifications of a Motorised Mobile Medical Treatment Trailer Clinic in July 2019 for a contract price of £127,162. The vehicle is 6.2 metres long x 2.4 metres wide insulated with hospital grade specifications, air conditioning, solar powered /auxiliary battery charger system and a mobile generator. The finished vehicle will be supplied with a UK whole vehicle type approval certificate and be fitted with associated mandatory identification plate. The vehicle has a 3-year warranty. The vehicle was delivered to Nigeria in October 2020. The Chair is continuing his efforts developing good working relationships with other similar charitable foundations locally in Nigeria to seek joint-venture or donation of medical equipment to local clinics to enhance efficiency and better achieve the aims of the Foundation helping remote villagers receiving medical assistance. |
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Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
|---|---|---|
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | The cash balance at the end of the period is £1.07m with a tangible asset balance of £133k. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | As this is the early stages of the charity with only some admin and capital expenditure, the Trustees have not yet set a reserves policy. The Trustees will readdress this once the medical missions begin fully and the costs on the ground are possible to anticipate. The trustees consider the reserves of the Charity should be sufficient to guarantee the long-term future of the Charity |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £1,180,941 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | Not applicable |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | No funds in deficit |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | No going concern issues identified as the charity has cash of over £1m for charitable activities for the foreseeable future. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | |
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| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Constituted under a Constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Charitable Incorporated Organisation |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | Trustees are nominated and appointments are made when they meet the requirements of the foundation’s governing document and ethos. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | |
| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | The London Medical Centre Racheal Ayoka Foundation |
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| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charity number | 1183984 CE017908 |
| Charity’s principal address | 16 Cumberland Terrace Mews London NW1 4HR |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
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| Titus Wole Odedun | Chair | N/A | N/A | |
| Carlos Adeyemi Ifekoya |
Trustee | N/A | N/A | |
| Darryl Commer | Trustee | N/A | N/A | |
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets Not applicable held in this capacity Name and objects of the Not applicable charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not applicable safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |
Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |
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| Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) | ||
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
Other optional information
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