THE WINDRUSH GENERATION LEGACY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1198341 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

WGLA seeks to advance the awareness of the contribution of the Windrush generation and their descendants. We are focused on educating and empowering people in our community and increasing the capacity to understand, lead and make uplifting contributions, through an examination of the past and present-day achievements. We engage through exhibitions, workshops and other events online and in person.

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY, CULTURE, EXPERIENCES AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THOSE FROM THE WINDRUSH GENERATION;2. THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;3. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF AND TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE WINDRUSH GENERATION AND THEIR DESCENDANTS WHO EXPERIENCE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE AS A RESULT OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN SUCH WAYS THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY BY EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND, LEAD AND MAKE UPLIFTING CONTRIBUTIONS, THROUGH AN EXAMINATION OF THE PAST AND PRESENT-DAY ACHIEVEMENTS[NOTHING IN THE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005AND/ORSECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.]

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net deficit of £31,748, resulting in negative unrestricted reserves. The trustees acknowledge this deficit and are actively seeking opportunities to rectify it, while noting that the major external risk is a lack of funding. Despite the financial deficit, the independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination.

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Derek Medhurst
• Fiaz Khan

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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