GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT (GOSAD)
Registered charity 1121565 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY YOUTH ASSOCIATION
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT (GOS&D) provides.Employability Skills ProgrammeHealth and Well-being ProjectsInformation, Advice and Guidance (IAG)ESOLIntergenerational ProjectsCrime Diversionary Activities Offender Support Program Sports Activities
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £56,465 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £167,884 to £111,419. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £31,063, with £18,640 specifically ring-fenced for emergencies. The trustees confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records during the independent examination.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £111k)
“The charity’s general reserve for emergencies stands at £23,640 for the financial year ended 31 March 2025. This is included in the reserves of the year of £111,419.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- National Lottery Community Fund — “National Lottery Community Fund – Major projects including Everyone Matters.” (source page)
- Ealing Council — “Ealing Council – Supporting cost-of-living projects, advice, and community development.” (source page)
- Trust for London — “Trust for London supporting us on Temporary accommodation and Homelessness” (source page)
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- ABDIRRISAK JIBRIL
- Billal Issa Nuh
- Glen Gayle
- Hakim Shakur
- Issack Jirow Olow · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Brent · Ealing · Ethiopia · Hillingdon · Hounslow · Kenya · Slough
Income and spending
Common questions
Is GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT (GOSAD) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £56,465 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £167,884 to £111,419. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £31,063, with £18,640 specifically ring-fenced for emergencies. The trustees confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records during the independent examination. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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