BELONG NOTTINGHAM — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 10 February 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income: £603,769
Latest expenditure: £572,140
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Unit C, Tennyson Hall, Forest Road West, Nottingham, NG7 4EP

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Our charity focusses on the social and economic integration of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants of mostly but not exclusively of African background.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 27 May 2026
Date Accounts Received: 27 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £603,769
Total Gross Expenditure: £572,140

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 31 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £458,923
Total Gross Expenditure: £442,730

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 31 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £421,223
Total Gross Expenditure: £412,818

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 27 August 2023
Date Accounts Received: 27 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £513,951
Total Gross Expenditure: £549,179

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: 27 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £406,161
Total Gross Expenditure: £327,667

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 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £603,769
Total Gross Expenditure: £572,140
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Contracts: 337420
Income From Government Grants: £110,548
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: 27

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £458,923
Total Gross Expenditure: £442,730
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £216,482
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: 18

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £421,223
Total Gross Expenditure: £412,818
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £57,876
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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: 10

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 July 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Received Date: 27 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £513,951
Total Gross Expenditure: £549,179
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £106,201
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 24

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: 27 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £406,161
Total Gross Expenditure: £327,667
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £66,354
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 38

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 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 May 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 251367
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 339420
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 12982
Income Total Income And Endowments: 603769
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £572,140
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 572140
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1485
Expenditure Support Costs: 1485
Expenditure Depreciation: 3287
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £39,352
Assets Total Fixed: 12634
Assets Own Use: 12634
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £190,077
Assets Total Liabilities: £120,066
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £82,645
Creditors One Year Total Current: 64193
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 55873
Assets Cash: £63,709
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 39352
Funds Restricted: 43293
Funds Total: 82645
Count Employees: 20
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 July 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Received Date: 27 August 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 307447
Income Other Trading Activities: 13526
Income Charitable Activities: 212548
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 533521
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £549,179
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 549179
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 3559
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £26,418
Assets Total Fixed: 3567
Assets Own Use: 3567
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £50,864
Assets Total Liabilities: £28,013
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £26,418
Creditors One Year Total Current: 28013
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £4,061
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 12977
Funds Restricted: 13441
Funds Total: 26418
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Nottingham City
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

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

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

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

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BELONG NOTTINGHAM
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2017-09-05T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 5001512
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1128781
Assoc Charity Name: BELONG

Charity Name: BELONG NOTTINGHAM
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2015-02-10T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Foundation Registered 10 Feb 2015
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE OF AFRICAN ORIGIN LIVING IN THE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AREA BY:(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING(2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY SICKNESS AND DISTRESS(3) THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH (4) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION.(5) TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS (6) TO UNDERTAKE ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES DEEMED CHARITABLE BY LAW IN ENGLAND AND WALES AS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE TRUSTEES

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

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

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries