HELMAR CARE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES LIMITED
Registered charity 1085423 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AFRICAN POSITIVE OUTLOOK (APO), KINGSTON, RICHMOND AND SURREY AFRICAN POSITIVE OUTLOOK
AFRICAN POSITIVE OUTLOOK WORKS TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC STATUS OF PEOPLE IN AFRICAN DESCENT IN LONDON AND THE UK AS WELL AS IN AFRICA
Causes: Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with an accumulated fund of £5,350, having generated a net incoming resource surplus of £5,350 for the period. The organization relies heavily on self-generated income from home care services to sustain its operations and community projects. While the charity reports coping with financial challenges and risks, it confirms that resources are adequate to continue its activities.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Without this channel of resources coming in, it would have been very difficult for us to survive the financial climate facing many charitable organizations.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- COLESHILL, Sharon Ahimbisibwe — director, appointed 16/10/2015on trustee list
- ATIM, Pauline — director, appointed 12/11/2006on trustee list
- ESAETE, Christine — director, appointed 12/11/2006not on trustee list
- LUTWAMA, Flavia — director, appointed 12/11/2006on trustee list
- AMULEN, Catherine — director, appointed 20/12/2004not on trustee list
Official officers record.
CQC provider record: Helmar Care and Community Services Limited — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 08/07/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- Helmar Care and Community Services Limited: Good (17/08/2022) · CQC record
- CHRISTINE ESATE
- FLAVIA LUTWAMA
- Pauline Atim
- Sharon Coleshill
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Surrey · Throughout London · Uganda
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HELMAR CARE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with an accumulated fund of £5,350, having generated a net incoming resource surplus of £5,350 for the period. The organization relies heavily on self-generated income from home care services to sustain its operations and community projects. While the charity reports coping with financial challenges and risks, it confirms that resources are adequate to continue its activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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