OKUSINZA MU LUGANDA

Registered charity 1109864 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The promotion of spiritual, social wellbeing and diversity; lessening conflict between people of differing races or religious belief; the advancement of health and community development; the promotion of volunteering especially of youth in music, arts, culture and heritage. The relief of poverty by increasing the community's employability, the advancement of education and promotion of Luganda

Objects

The objects for the charity shall be for the benefit of the inhabitants of Greater London and surrounding areas and in particular for the benefit of the supporters and promoters of the Luganda speaking community in the UK:-(a) To advance the Christian faith in affiliation with the Church of England;(b) To relieve those who are in conditions of financial hardship or who are otherwise in charitable need through the provision of advice, information and other assistance;(c) To advanced education in subjects which may include the religion, the Kiganda heritage and culture, the language, the history, traditions and culture of Baganda people;(d) To provide and assist in the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation in the interest of social welfare and with the object of improving the conditions of life of the said inhabitants;(e) To promote the health of the Luganda speaking community through provision of advice, information, sign posting and other assistance.

Area of benefit: THE UK 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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Lambeth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £32,414, which comfortably exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £5,000. The charity reported a net income of £11,026 for the year, primarily funded by donations from church members, and confirmed it is operating on a going concern basis with adequate resources 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 policy and procedures
• 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• 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.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2021 (received 04/11/2022, 4 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Alex Mutyaba
• Alice Mwanje
• Dorothy Mukasa · trustee of 1 other charity
• Evarlin Kabunga
• Grace Kitayimbwa
• Hannington Nsubuga
• JENNIFER MUWONGE
• LYDIA KADDU BUSAGWA
• PHOEBE KIBIRIGE
• RONALD LUTAAYA
• Richard Seguya Lubega
• SETTENDA JASPER NTEGE
• STEPHEN KAFEERO · trustee of 1 other charity
• TONNY RAYMOND KIRABIRA

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

Operates in: Throughout London

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