The Gambia Welfare Society

Registered charity 1182433 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE GAMBIA WELFARE SOCIETY LEEDS

Through (a) advocacy, information and advice; (b) Recreational facilities and events involving the local community; (c) Education and training in English language and support with literacy and numeracy: We will promote social inclusion for the public benefit among migrants who are socially excluded on grounds of their ethnic origin, religion, believe or creed or their socio-economic position

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE GAMBIA WELFARE SOCIETY ARE THROUGH (A) ADVOCACY, INFORMATION AND ADVICE; (B) RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND EVENTS INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY; (C) EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND SUPPORT WITH LITERACY AND NUMERACY: WE WILL PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG MIGRANTS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEVE OR CREED OR THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY. TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL AND SPORTING ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY OF THOSE LIVING IN LEEDS. TO ADVANCE RELIGION BY RAISING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF MUSLIM FAITH THROUGH RELIGIOUS DEVOTIONAL ACTS AND OUTREACH WORK. WE WILL ALSO PROVIDE OUR CENTRE AS A PRAYING GROUND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WHERE COMMUNAL PRAYERS WILL BE HELD DURING THE MUSLIM FEAST OF EID AND FRIDAYS. THE SOCIETY WILL SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY IN AREAS OF FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ESPECIALLY OF THOSE LESS PRIVILEGED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY OF LEEDS.

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £33,601 for the year ended 31 January 2025, with total turnover of £84,042. The net assets increased to £125,752, although the trustees report a dependency on securing a new location for Gambia House to continue their youth education objectives.

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 3 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 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
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Yankuba Sawochair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Amadou Touray
• Foday Sanneh
• Seedy Sanneh
• Yankuba Balajo

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

Operates in: Leeds City

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Government & lottery funding

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