ERMA'S JAMAICA HOSPITAL APPEAL FUND
The charity provides humanitarian relief. Working to improve the under resourced health care and educational programme for disabled and disadvantaged people. By providing training, providing material aid, human resources and famine relief. The trustees hold the funds & incomes to apply them in Birmingham & Jamaica.To carry all that is necessary in line with the charities objectives.
Objects
THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS")IN ENGLAND (WITH A PREFERENCE FOR THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM) AND IN THE RURAL PARISHES OF JAMAICA (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS, BY THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AND EDUCATION MATERIAL, WHO BY VIRTUE OF THEIR AGE, POVERTY OR INFIRMITY ARE IN NEED OF SUCH EQUIPMENT.
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2025
- Volunteers: 8
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2024
- Volunteers: 10
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2023
- Volunteers: 8
- Government income: £10,000 — grants £10,000 (1); 47% of the £21,200 total gross income on the same return
Trustees
- ERMA ELIZA LEWISchair
- JACQUELINE PETINO BLACKWOOD
- Joney Blair
- Melrose Annetta Clarke
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/04/2025 | £17k | £14k |
| 30/04/2024 | £23k | £19k |
| 30/04/2023 | £21k | £18k |
| 30/04/2022 | £3k | £2k |
| 30/04/2021 | £1k | £1k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/06/2022 | £10k | Our Journey 1962-2022-Jamaica 60th Lets Educate & Celebrate!! |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 01/05/2014 | £10k | 100 Years on.........Gone but not forgotten |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/03/2007 | £10k | Do you remember the days of slavery |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/07/2005 | £19k | Commemoration event for WW2 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/10/2004 | £5k | Open Day |