RECONNECTION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 24 June 2014
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income: £36,160
Latest expenditure: £28,274
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Greenwich West, Arts and Community Centre, 141 Greenwich High Road, London, SE10 8JA

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Provide welfare-benefits advice and information to increase access to services,Walking and Cycling activities to promote health and wellbeing,Coffee Chat Shop advice to promote integration,Run drop-in advice/information service to increase access to available services,Facilitate the integration of new communities into their new country

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 2 November 2026
Date Accounts Received: 2 November 2026
Total Gross Income: £36,160
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,274

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: 18 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £54,976
Total Gross Expenditure: £44,726

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: 2 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 2 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £51,086
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,310

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: 27 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 27 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £49,483
Total Gross Expenditure: £32,697

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: 24 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £67,239
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,129

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 2 November 2026
Total Gross Income: £36,160
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,274
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 18 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £54,976
Total Gross Expenditure: £44,726
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: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 2 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £51,086
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,310
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: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 27 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £49,483
Total Gross Expenditure: £32,697
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: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 24 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £67,239
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,129
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
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: 7

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: RECONNECTION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2014-06-24T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 03 AUG 2012AS AMENDED ON 28/01/2013AS AMENDED ON 07/06/2014
Charitable Objects: 1. TO RELIEVE AND PREVENT POVERTY AMONG MEMBERS OF ALL ‘NEWLY ARRIVED COMMUNITIES’ AND THEIR DEPENDENTS LIVING IN GREENWICH, BRENT, BEXLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING ADVOCACY/SIGNPOSTING/GENERAL ADVICE/TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION SERVICES2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG MEMBERS OF NEWLY ARRIVED COMMUNITIES WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING:A) INFORMAL CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH GROUPS, WITH FLUENT ENGLISH SPEAKERS;B) EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN THE COMMUNITY;C) SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY.IN THIS CLAUSE ‘NEWLY ARRIVED COMMUNITIES’ MEANS THOSE COMING TO LIVE AND SETTLE IN THE UK FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 538055
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: EAST-AFRICAN DIASPORA COMMUNITY NETWORK (EDCN)

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures