SICKLE CELL AND THALASSAEMIA SUPPORT PROJECT (WOLVERHAMPTON)

Registered charity 1077687 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SICKLE CELL AND THALASSAEMIA SUPPORT PROJECT(WOLVERHAMPTON)

The prinicpal activities is to provide relief of sickness, distress and poverty and enhancement of life, of members of Afro-Caribbean and Asian Community affected by the disorders of Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia, within Wolverhampton and the surrounding areas. Work with families identified by Staffordshire County Council through their 0-19 Family Support Service - offering support and guidance

Objects

TO PROVIDE FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AND THE ENHANCEMENT OF LIFE OF MEMBERS OF THE AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN, MEDITERRANEAN AND ASIAN COMMUNITY AFFECTED BY THE DISORDERS OF SICKLE CELL AND THALASSAEMIA WITHIN THE WEST MIDLANDS AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS

Area of benefit: WEST MIDLANDS AND SURROUNDING AREAS

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 charity reported total income of £261,520 and total expenditure of £285,353, resulting in a net deficit before investment gains of £23,833. However, unrestricted reserves increased to £606,371, significantly exceeding the trustees' proposed reserves policy target of £225,000. The charity holds a defined benefit pension scheme deficit of £512,000, for which a provision of £85,000 has been made in the accounts.

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.

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Support Project (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Safran (Wolverhampton) — “We would like to say a huge thank you to Safran (Wolverhampton) for kindly providing tickets for families supported by the Sickle Cell & Tha…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Reported reserves equal ~8.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Trustees · trustee networks

• CLARENCE RALPH CROSDALEchair
• Anita Akhabue Ezomon
• DONALD MCINTOSH · trustee of 1 other charity
• DOROTHY AGATHA MCINTOSH
• Diana Claudine Smith
• Dr Deepak Surendra Kalra · trustee of 1 other charity
• Linton Lloyd Bell
• Loury Thasandria Mooruth

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

Operates in: Dudley · Staffordshire · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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