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BLACK SOUTH WEST NETWORK

Registered charity 1123633 · organisation 4029494

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
14 April 2008
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
05437953
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£2,463,394
Latest expenditure
£1,382,886
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: The Coach House, 2 Upper York Street, BRISTOL, BS2 8QN

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.blacksouthwestnetwork.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

BSWN supports BME and other marginal community organisations in the South West. Its vision and mission are to promote and advocate on behalf of the BME and other marginal Voluntary and Community Sector organisations (BVCS). To strengthen the BVCS by increasing influence in policy arenas, developing the capacity, providing support, facilitating skills and knowledge sharing across the sector.

03 Official extract

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
22 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
22 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,463,394
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,382,886
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
8 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
8 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,926,789
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,602,683
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,545,585
Total Gross Expenditure
£879,860
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
19 December 2022
Date Accounts Received
19 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,083,317
Total Gross Expenditure
£614,921
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
21 December 2021
Date Accounts Received
21 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£839,999
Total Gross Expenditure
£538,586

04 Official extract

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
22 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,463,394
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,382,886
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
2
Count Govt Grants
£5
Income From Government Contracts
109421
Income From Government Grants
£270,698
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
8 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,926,789
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,602,683
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Contracts
21279
Income From Government Grants
£421,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,545,585
Total Gross Expenditure
£879,860
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
3
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
281135
Income From Government Grants
£74,885
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
19 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,083,317
Total Gross Expenditure
£614,921
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Contracts
128903
Income From Government Grants
£120,000
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
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
21 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£839,999
Total Gross Expenditure
£538,586
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
6
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Contracts
232702
Income From Government Grants
£72,705
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
2

05 Official extract

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
22 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
121390
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2177039
Income Investments
14090
Income Other
150875
Income Total Income And Endowments
2463394
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,382,886
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1382886
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
24141
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
17286
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,682,919
Assets Total Fixed
156597
Assets Own Use
156597
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,103,809
Assets Total Liabilities
£173,288
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,087,118
Creditors One Year Total Current
173288
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£3,052,191
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1682919
Funds Restricted
1404199
Funds Total
3087118
Count Employees
10
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
8 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
128219
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1644592
Income Investments
0
Income Other
153978
Income Total Income And Endowments
1926789
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,602,683
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1602683
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
2037
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£988,729
Assets Total Fixed
155735
Assets Own Use
155735
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,036,882
Assets Total Liabilities
£186,007
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,006,610
Creditors One Year Total Current
186007
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,935,955
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
988729
Funds Restricted
1017881
Funds Total
2006610
Count Employees
11
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
143218
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1296308
Income Investments
0
Income Other
106059
Income Total Income And Endowments
1545585
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,333
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£878,527
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
879860
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
892
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£948,029
Assets Total Fixed
270124
Assets Own Use
270124
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,501,781
Assets Total Liabilities
£89,401
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,682,504
Creditors One Year Total Current
89401
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,423,490
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1173029
Funds Restricted
509475
Funds Total
1682504
Count Employees
10
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
19 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
20106
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
817442
Income Investments
0
Income Other
170071
Income Total Income And Endowments
1007619
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£908
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£614,013
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
614921
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£564,257
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,151,489
Assets Total Liabilities
£180,179
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£971,310
Creditors One Year Total Current
180179
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,046,062
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
564257
Funds Restricted
407053
Funds Total
971310
Count Employees
8
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
21 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
6596
Income Other Trading Activities
119438
Income Charitable Activities
713965
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
839999
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£8,917
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£529,669
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
538586
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£223,941
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£626,301
Assets Total Liabilities
£123,387
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£502,914
Creditors One Year Total Current
123387
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£432,034
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
223941
Funds Restricted
278973
Funds Total
502914
Count Employees
7
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
204
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
106
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
115
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BLACK SOUTH WEST NETWORK
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2008-04-14T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 27 APRIL 2005 AS AMENDED 14 MARCH 2008. as amended on 11 Dec 2024
Charitable Objects
TO PROMOTE THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN THE SOUTH WEST REGION OF ENGLAND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL AND IN PARTICULAR PEOPLE OF AFRICAN, AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN, ASIAN, CHINESE AND OTHER MINORITY GROUPS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST ON THE BASIS OF COLOUR, RACE OR NATIONALITY, BY MEANS OF:3.1 LIASING BETWEEN CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OTHER GROUPS ON RELEVANT ISSUES INCLUDING THOSE THAT AFFECT MINORITY GROUPS;3.2 IDENTIFYING NEEDS IN THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR AND ESTABLISHING PROJECTS OR POLICIES TO ADDRESS THEM;3.3 PROVIDING INFORMATION ON THE OPERATION OF, OR PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN GENERAL AND MINORITY GROUPS IN PARTICULAR;3.4 ACTING AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR ESPECIALLY ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS OF MINORITY GROUPS IN RELATION TO GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND LEGISLATION.
Area Of Benefit
NATIONAL

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding 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
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Complaints handling