MINORITY DEVELOPMENT & ADVOCACY (MDA) LTD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 4 February 2014
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 08517052
Financial period: 1 June 2024 – 31 May 2025
Latest income: £127,926
Latest expenditure: £106,778
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Minority Ddevelopment & Advocacy - MDA, 5th Floor, Red Lion Street, London, WC1R 4NA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.mda.eu.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Legal and social policy work

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 16 March 2026
Date Accounts Received: 16 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £127,926
Total Gross Expenditure: £106,778

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 27 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £79,114
Total Gross Expenditure: £80,990

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 1 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 1 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £108,623
Total Gross Expenditure: £108,414

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 19 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £182,988
Total Gross Expenditure: £180,305

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 21 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 21 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £194,416
Total Gross Expenditure: £196,968

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 June 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Received Date: 16 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £127,926
Total Gross Expenditure: £106,778
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £79,114
Total Gross Expenditure: £80,990
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Received Date: 1 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £108,623
Total Gross Expenditure: £108,414
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £182,988
Total Gross Expenditure: £180,305
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 31184
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Received Date: 21 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £194,416
Total Gross Expenditure: £196,968
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 60000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout London
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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

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

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: MINORITY DEVELOPMENT & ADVOCACY (MDA) LTD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2014-02-04T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/05/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 17/12/2013
Charitable Objects: 1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST BLACK ETHNIC MINORITY (BME) INDIVIDUALS AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM OR THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF LEGAL AND OTHER ADVICE.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY ABOUT ISSUES THAT AFFECT BME COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, BY UNDERTAKING OR SUPPORTING RESEARCH AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF.3) TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:- MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS;- OBTAINING REDRESS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE;- RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE;- RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;- PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS;- CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW;- COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION;- RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;- PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS;- PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS;- INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS;- ELIMINATING INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT OBJECT BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWERTO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE SATISFIED THAT THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY TO AN EXTENT JUSTIFIED BY THE RESOURCES COMMITTED AND THE ACTIVITY IS NOT THE DOMINANT MEANS BY WHICH THE CHARITY CARRIED OUT ITS OBJECTS

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 534943
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: MDA

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest 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: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

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