Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 5

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
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 14 years
(22 years as a company)

oceanwomensassociation@yahoo.co.uk

02074239595

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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 significant 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 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 and confidence to participate in community life and recover from COVID-19.
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 £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. All activities are engaging women experiencing poor mental and physical health.
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

Age Range of Trustees: 39-52

AMINA AKTAR KHANOM UDDIN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

HALIMA KHAN Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Solicitor

IQBAL MIAH (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director

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

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