SKILLS FOR COMMUNITIES LTD

Registered charity 1108566 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SKILLS 4 COMMUNITIES

a)IAG, counselling, mentoring, translation and interpreting;b)Community Training c) Recreational and educational activities for young people, d) IT support and capacity building e) BME Community development, mentoring,Advocacy f) Immigration Advice, g)Access to facilities h)Employability Skills & Job Matching i)Multicultural Support Services, j) Development Education k)Generic Business Support

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS:A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT AND SICKNESS BY PROVIDING ADVICE, INFORMATION, COUNSELLING, MENTORING AND TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING SERVICES;B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; ANDC) THE PROVISION AND ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE PERSONS FOR WHOM THE FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING OUT OF HOURS ACTIVITIES FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN.

Area of benefit: IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £2,361 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £145,581. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, citing a viable income diversification plan and reduced operations as justification for continuing activities.

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 4 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
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £60k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• MARK BEVANchair
• Alphonse Ilunga
• Valerie Gascoigne

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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