METRO WORLD CHILD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 16 March 2000
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03785459
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £647,080
Latest expenditure: £599,712
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: The Renewal Trust Business Centre, 3 Hawksworth Street, Nottingham, NG3 2EG

Website recorded by the regulator: www.metroworldchild.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To advance the Christian religion either in the UK or overseas, in particular but not exclusively, by: - the advancement of education, - the promotion of good race relations and equality of opportunity between persons of different racial groups; and - the relief of poverty particulary amongst children in inner-city areas.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 20 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 20 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £647,080
Total Gross Expenditure: £599,712

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £579,642
Total Gross Expenditure: £559,734

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 27 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 27 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £635,978
Total Gross Expenditure: £512,410

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 26 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £588,152
Total Gross Expenditure: £578,721

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £562,427
Total Gross Expenditure: £554,290

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 20 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £647,080
Total Gross Expenditure: £599,712
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £579,642
Total Gross Expenditure: £559,734
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 27 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £635,978
Total Gross Expenditure: £512,410
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £588,152
Total Gross Expenditure: £578,721
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £562,427
Total Gross Expenditure: £554,290
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 20 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 646363
Income Other Trading Activities: 717
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 647080
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,469
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £597,243
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 599712
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 15975
Expenditure Support Costs: 15133
Expenditure Depreciation: 197
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 1074
Reserves: £207,383
Assets Total Fixed: 856
Assets Own Use: 856
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £392,297
Assets Total Liabilities: £35,110
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £358,043
Creditors One Year Total Current: 35110
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £280,812
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 346574
Funds Restricted: 11469
Funds Total: 358043
Count Employees: 4
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 578857
Income Other Trading Activities: 774
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 11
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 579642
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £100
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £559,634
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 559734
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 15894
Expenditure Support Costs: 23091
Expenditure Depreciation: 243
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 917
Reserves: £68,132
Assets Total Fixed: 1053
Assets Own Use: 1053
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £341,452
Assets Total Liabilities: £32,904
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £309,601
Creditors One Year Total Current: 32904
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £129,793
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 286320
Funds Restricted: 23281
Funds Total: 309601
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 27 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 635978
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 635978
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £873
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £511,537
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 512410
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 367768
Expenditure Governance: 17215
Expenditure Support Costs: 31676
Expenditure Depreciation: 229
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £73,161
Assets Total Fixed: 1296
Assets Own Use: 1296
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £326,307
Assets Total Liabilities: £38,827
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £288,776
Creditors One Year Total Current: 38827
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £63,070
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 259831
Funds Restricted: 28945
Funds Total: 288776
Count Employees: 2
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 588152
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 588152
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £578,721
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 578721
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 12775
Expenditure Support Costs: 10340
Expenditure Depreciation: 270
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £144,680
Assets Total Fixed: 1525
Assets Own Use: 1525
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £213,261
Assets Total Liabilities: £49,578
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £165,208
Creditors One Year Total Current: 49578
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £73,659
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 136664
Funds Restricted: 28544
Funds Total: 165208
Count Employees: 2
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 562236
Income Other Trading Activities: 191
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 562427
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £554,290
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 554290
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 13188
Expenditure Support Costs: 11047
Expenditure Depreciation: 317
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £138,572
Assets Total Fixed: 1794
Assets Own Use: 1794
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £199,609
Assets Total Liabilities: £45,626
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £155,777
Creditors One Year Total Current: 45626
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £68,022
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 127232
Funds Restricted: 28545
Funds Total: 155777
Count Employees: 2
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Kenya
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Romania
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: United States
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: North America
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Thailand
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Philippines
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: South Africa
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: METRO WORLD CHILD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2000-03-16T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09/06/1999AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 13/09/2012
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION EITHER IN THE UK OR OVERSEAS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; THE PROMOTION OF GOOD RACE RELATIONS AND EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY PARTICULARLY AMONGST CHILDREN IN INNER CITY AREAS
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 493772
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: METRO MINISTRIES (UK)

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling