GURKHA PEACE FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 21 March 2013
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 28 December 2024 – 27 December 2025
Latest income: £57,922
Latest expenditure: £31,089
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 12 Oaklands, ASHFORD, Kent, TN23 4HP

Website recorded by the regulator: www.gurkhapeacefoundation.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

promoting social inclusion at two advice centres (a) Ashford Kent and (b) Folkestone Kentpromoting relief and assistance of victims of war, natural disaster or catastrophepromoting support of education of disadvantaged children in Nepalpromoting racial harmony

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 28 December 2024
Fin Period End Date: 27 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 27 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 9 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 9 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £57,922
Total Gross Expenditure: £31,089

Fin Period Start Date: 28 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 27 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 27 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 25 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 25 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £34,179
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,671

Fin Period Start Date: 28 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 27 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 27 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 25 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 25 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £28,410
Total Gross Expenditure: £31,086

Fin Period Start Date: 28 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 27 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 27 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 27 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 12 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £45,762
Total Gross Expenditure: £41,251

Fin Period Start Date: 28 December 2020
Fin Period End Date: 27 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 27 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 7 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £18,886
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,853

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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: 28 December 2024
Fin Period End Date: 27 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 27 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 9 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £57,922
Total Gross Expenditure: £31,089
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
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 28 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 27 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 27 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 25 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £34,179
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,671
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
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 28 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 27 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 27 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 25 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £28,410
Total Gross Expenditure: £31,086
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
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 28 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 27 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 27 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 27 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £45,762
Total Gross Expenditure: £41,251
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £16,020
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 28 December 2020
Fin Period End Date: 27 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 27 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 7 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £18,886
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,853
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £5,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Kent
Welsh Ind: No

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

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

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

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: GURKHA PEACE FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2013-03-21T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 27 DEC 2011AS AMENDED ON 16/03/2013
Charitable Objects: (A)TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICALTRAINING) OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN LIVING IN NEPAL BY (I) THE AWARDINGTO SUCH PERSONS OF SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS ASTHE CHARITY’S TRUSTEES THINK FIT TENABLE AT ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTINCLUDING ANY UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OR INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION ANDWHICH WILL ENABLE THEM WHERE NECESSARY TO UNDERTAKE TRAVEL INFURTHERANCE OF THAT EDUCATION OR (II) THE AWARDING OF SUCH MAINTENANCEALLOWANCES OR GRANTS AS THE CHARITY’S TRUSTEES THINK FIT THAT WILL ENABLETHEM TO PREPARE FOR ENTRY TO ANY OCCUPATION, TRADE OR PROFESSION UPONLEAVING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT.(B) THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PEOPLE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHO ARETHE VICTIMS OF WAR OR NATURAL DISASTER, TROUBLE OR CATASTROPHE IN SUCHWAYS AS THE CHARITY’S TRUSTEES THINK FIT INCLUDING (I) THE SUPPLY OFMEDICAL AID TO SUCH PERSONS (II) ARRANGING FOR THE PURCHASE ANDDELIVERY OF AID TO AFFECTED AREAS (III) CO-OPERATING WITH OTHERS TO GETAID TO AFFECTED AREAS AND (IV) IDENTIFYING THE REAL NEEDS OF THOSEAFFECTED AND WAYS OF MEETING THOSE NEEDS.(C) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH THEPEOPLE OF THE GHURKA COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ANDNORTHERN IRELAND, WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIRETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF OR CREED, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OFSUCHPEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY: (I)PROVIDING LOCAL NETWORK GROUPS THAT ENCOURAGES AND ENABLES THEGHURKA COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDERCOMMUNITY;(II)INCREASING, OR CO-ORDINATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERSOF THE GHURKA COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, TO ENABLETHOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THATCOMMUNITY.(D) TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OFHUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS ANDDECLARATIONS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWINGMEANS:A. MONITORING ABUSE OF HUMAN RIGHTSB. OBTAINING REDRESS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE;C. RELIEVING NEED AMONGST THE VICTIMS OF HUMANS RIGHT ABUSE;D. RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;E. PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ONHUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS;F. CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTSLAWS;G. COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION;H. RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;I. PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS;J. PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS ANDCORPORATIONS;K. INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS;L. ELIMINATING INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTSIN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALLHAVE THE POWER TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY PROVIDED THAT THETRUSTEES ARE SATISFIED THAT THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL FURTHER THEPURPOSES OF THE CHARITY TO AN EXTENT JUSTIFIED BY THE RESOURCESCOMMITTED AND THE ACTIVITY IS NOT THE DOMINANT MEANS BY WHICHTHE CHARITY CARRIES OUT ITS OBJECTS.(E) THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL HARMONY WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO RACIALHARMONY BETWEEN THE GHURKA COMMUNITY OF THE UNITED KINGDOMOF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND OTHER RACIAL GROUPS LIVINGWITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELANDFOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:-A. PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEENDIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS;B. ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT DIFFERENTRACIAL GROUPS TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OFDIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS;C. WORKING TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THEGROUNDS OF RACE.D. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OFA CULTURAL CENTRE FOR THE GHURKA PEOPLE OF NEPAL, WHICHPROMOTES IN PARTICULAR (I) GHURKA MUSIC AND DANCE (II) GHURKAART IN ALL ITS FORMS (III) GHURKA CUISINE AND (IV) GHURKA HISTORYAND TRADITION.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 528737
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: GHURKA PEACE FOUNDATION

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures