REDBRIDGE EQUALITIES AND COMMUNITY COUNCIL
We work across Redbridge's diverse communities to encourage volunteering, build participation. increase access to public services, support victims of hate crime, harassment and discrimination and to help prevent hate crime, harassment and discrimination.
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TO PROMOTE EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY AND GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT GROUPS AND CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVING REGARD TO AGE, DISABILITY, GENDER REASSIGNMENT, RACE, RELIGION OR BELIEF, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, MARRIAGE AND CIVIL PARTNERSHIP, AND PREGNANCY AND MATERNITYTO WORK TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THOSE GROUNDS
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity faced significant internal control failures regarding its accounting software and banking access during the year, which hindered budget monitoring. Despite these operational challenges, the charity reports having £71,240 in cash at the end of the period, though it explicitly notes facing significant financial challenges for the upcoming year.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity 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
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 2
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 12
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 9
- Grant-making is its main activity
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 31/03/2022 (received 17/03/2023, 45 days after the 31/01/2023 due date).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (23/06/2020)
Trustees
- Adrian Clinkett
- Barbara White
- Bob Littlewood
- JoAnne McConnell
- Mehmet- Tarhan
- Ross Hatfull
- Surinder Pahl
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £85k | £89k |
| 31/03/2024 | £119k | £104k |
| 31/03/2023 | £100k | £102k |
| 31/03/2022 | £389k | £85k |
| 31/03/2021 | £83k | £86k |
Common questions
Is REDBRIDGE EQUALITIES AND COMMUNITY COUNCIL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity faced significant internal control failures regarding its accounting software and banking access during the year, which hindered budget monitoring. Despite these operational challenges, the charity reports having £71,240 in cash at the end of the period, though it explicitly notes facing significant financial challenges for the upcoming year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds REDBRIDGE EQUALITIES AND COMMUNITY COUNCIL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name REDBRIDGE EQUALITIES AND COMMUNITY COUNCIL as a grant recipient include TRUST FOR LONDON.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRUST FOR LONDON | FY2022 | £80k | Connected communities |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/06/2021 | £328k | ReachingCommunities |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CARERS TRUST | 1 | £488k |
| CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON | 1 | £50k |
| IMAGINE FOUNDATION | 1 | £38k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STOKE GIFFORD | 1 | £14k |
| QUARTET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £9k |
| THE NISBET TRUST | 1 | £8k |
| WOODLANDS GROUP OF CHURCHES | 1 | £8k |
| VINCI UK FOUNDATION | 1 | £6k |
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- Community Action Redbridge
- REDBRIDGE RAINBOW COMMUNITY
- REDBRIDGE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
- Help For Persecuted Christians
- REDBRIDGE CARERS SUPPORT SERVICE
- BRIDGES FOR COMMUNITIES
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REDBRIDGE EQUALITIES AND COMMUNITY COUNCIL | £85k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Community Action Redbridge | £1.1m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| REDBRIDGE RAINBOW COMMUNITY | £38k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| REDBRIDGE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU | £588k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| Help For Persecuted Christians | £159k | — | 0 | unclear | — | material uncertainty |
| REDBRIDGE CARERS SUPPORT SERVICE | £297k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |