Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
    • Overall weighted support: +5
    Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

    OCEAN WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION

    The activities of the charity:- a referral service assessing,signposting and supporting women to access the advice and guidence they need to benifits,immigration and housing;- drop-in sessions where women from diverse ethnic backgrounds;-A range of tergetted services e.g A food co-op,ESOL classes,cycling,swimming,mental health services.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit £k
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/03/23£38£31£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/22£30£21£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/21£12£11£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/20£14£10£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/19£11£12£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/18*£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/17£13£5£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/16£16£18£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/15£16£22£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/14£13£12£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/13£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/12*£13£19£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/11*£48£40£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 15 years
    (22 years as a company)

    oceanwomensassociation@yahoo.co.uk

    02074239595

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Practical support, advice & companionship
    How it operates
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Tower Hamlets,
    Who it helps
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Rosa UK - RISE R2-OCEANWA-2023
    £4,450 18/05/2023
    Cost of Living Grant
    National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting vulnerable older Bangladeshi women
    £151,372 04/11/2022
    The funding will be used to deliver support for older Bangladeshi women in Tower Hamlets facing a range of socio-economic issues. The project aims to provide a safe consistent space to develop skills ....more
    Rosa UK - RISE R1-OCEANWA-2022
    £9,635 19/05/2022
    £9,635 has been awarded to Ocean Womens Association for training courses for the director on financial and volunteer management, and backfill of the director's time to focus on fundraising.
    Rosa UK - WTF-OCEANWA-2021
    £17,765 28/06/2021
    £17,765 has been awarded to Ocean Women Association to support 35 Bangladeshi women aged 50-95 years living in the Ocean Estate in Tower Hamlets, one of the country’s most deprived neighbourhoods. ....more
    Tudor Trust - Grant to Ocean Women's Association
    £10,000 29/11/2013
    24
    over two years towards the redevelopment of their training and support work for women in Tower Hamlets

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (3)
    Current Trustees appointed

    • AMINA AKTAR KHANOM UDDIN Appointed: 2021
    • HALIMA KHAN Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Solicitor
    • IQBAL MIAH (Chair)
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/01/2010, number: 1133725
    • Registered at Companies House on 30/05/2002, number: 04452067
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    13 returns made; AR18: 132 days late, AR12: 42 days late, AR11: 408 days late,
    Main office

    OCEAN WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION
    UNIT 2-3
    88 MILE END ROAD
    LONDON
    E1 4UN

    Objectives

    (A) TO TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF WOMEN LIVING ON THE OCEANESTATE IN TOWER HAMLETS, LONDON (THE WOMEN) BY ASSOCIATINGTOGETHER THE INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ANDOTHER ORGANISATIONS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIESFOR RECREATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECTS OFIMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR THE WOMEN;(C) TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND UNEMPLOYMENT AMONGST THE WOMEN.(D) TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH AMONGST WOMEN

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    TOWER HAMLETS, LONDON

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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