MENINADANCA

Registered charity 1095638 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CRIANCAS - CHRISTIAN ANSWERS, PEDRAVIVA

To help in the rescue and prevention of young girls exploited in child prostitution and human trafficking in Brazil. To provide places of safety and refuge where girls can receive counselling, rehabilitation, hope, healing and - where possible - justice.

Objects

(I) TO ASSIST AND MAINTAIN REGISTERED CHRISTIAN CHARITIES THAT PROVIDE EDUCATION AND/OR SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING ON THE STREETS, DRUG USERS, AND/OR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE AND/OR COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION, AND THAT PROVIDE NECESSARY HELP FOR THE FAMILIES OF SUCH YOUNG PEOPLE IN ANY WAY DEEMED CHARITABLE IN LAW.(II) TO ASSIST AND MAINTAIN REGISTERED CHRISTIAN CHARITIES THAT RUN PREVENTATIVE PROGRAMMES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING IN CONDITIONS OF DEPRIVATION OR WHO ARE EXPOSED TO THE DANGERS OF ABUSE EXPLOITATION OR ADDICTION, AND THAT PROVIDE NECESSARY HELP FOR THE FAMILIES OF SUCH YOUNG PEOPLE IN ANY WAY DEEMED CHARITABLE IN LAW.(3) TO COLLATE AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION THROUGH ALL FORMS OF MEDIA THAT WILL HELP DRAW ATTENTION TO THE PLIGHT OF YOUNG PEOPLE DESCRIBED IN (I) AND (II) WHILST RESPECTING THEIR RIGHT TO PRIVACY, AND TO ENCOURAGE CHARITABLE ACTION ON THEIR BEHALF.

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.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: East Hertfordshire, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £179,186.34 at the end of the period, with unrestricted reserves effectively covering three months of operational costs as per the charity's policy. The charity reported a net receipt increase of £34,100.94 compared to the previous year, indicating stable financial growth.

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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Meninadanca (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• DAVID HENRY ROPERchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Anna Wilkinson
• Charlotte Piek
• Katherine Wilkinson
• Lara Elize Nascimento-Brooks
• Simon Robert Cole · trustee of 1 other charity
• Yaa Owusua

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

Operates in: Brazil

Income and spending

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