HIBISCUS CARIBBEAN ELDERLY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1050342 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To relieve the aged and unemployed in particular those of Caribbean and African origin in East London by the provision of facilities for recreation or leisure time occupation with the object of improving their conditions of life.To relieve poverty amongst retired persons, in particular those of Caribbean and African origin in East London

Objects

(1) TO RELIEVE THE AGED BEING PERSONS WHO ARE 60 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER PARTICULARLY THOSE OF CARRIBBEAN ORIGIN IN EAST LONDON BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. (2) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONGST UMEMPLOYED AND RETIRED PERSONS IN PARTICULAR THOSE OF CARRIBBEAN ORIGIN WHO LIVE IN EAST LONDON

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £3,505, resulting in unrestricted reserves of -£27,877, which is below the stated policy target of three months' running expenses. The trustees acknowledge financial challenges, including the absence of commissioned local authority funding, but consider it appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• JEPHTA OPARA
• MARY RICHARDS

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Newham

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).