HISPANIC WELFARE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1090018 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide advice and support to Latin Americans coming to or living in London

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF HISPANIC AND LATIN AMERICAN PEOPLE BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS;A) THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND PRACTICAL HELP TO HISPANIC AND LATIN AMERICAN PEOPLE AND OTHERS COMING TO OR LIVING IN THE UNITED KINGDOMB) THE PROMOTION OF SELF-HELP AND SELF-RELIANCE OF HISPANIC AND LATIN AMERICAN PEOPLE AND OTHERS THROUGH CO-OPERATION WITH STATUTORY BODIES, AGENCIES AND OTHER VOLUNTARY GROUPSC) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO HISPANIC AND LATIN AMERICAN PEOPLE AND OTHERS WHO WISH TO RETURN TO THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIND) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO HISPANIC AND LATIN AMERICAN PEOPLES AND OTHERS IN THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 generated a net surplus of £8,330 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £170,399. Unrestricted reserves stood at £28,706, which the trustees confirmed meets their stated policy target of 3 to 6 months of expenditure. The trustees reported adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

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
• 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
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• SIMON PETER DARBYchair
• Grace Acosta
• Paula Vargas

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

Operates in: Bolivia · Colombia · Ecuador

Income and spending

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