L.E.O PROJECTS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Overdue
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 9 May 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 2 January 2024 – 1 January 2025
Latest income: £0
Latest expenditure: £0
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 57 OAKBANK GROVE, LONDON, SE24 0AL

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Working towards improving the living conditions of the captive elephants in Sri Lanka ensuring proper guidelines are adhered to by keepers and educating keepers and public. Raising awareness of the plight of the captive elephants and elephants in the wild.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 2 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 1 January 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 1 November 2026

Fin Period Start Date: 2 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 January 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 1 November 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 5 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 5 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

Fin Period Start Date: 2 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 January 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 1 November 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 5 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 5 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

Fin Period Start Date: 2 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 January 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 1 November 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 28 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 28 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

Fin Period Start Date: 2 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 January 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 1 November 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 28 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 28 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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: 2 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 January 2025
Ar Due Date: 1 November 2025
Ar Received Date: 5 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 2 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 January 2024
Ar Due Date: 1 November 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 2 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 January 2023
Ar Due Date: 1 November 2023
Ar Received Date: 28 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 2 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 January 2022
Ar Due Date: 1 November 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 2 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 January 2021
Ar Due Date: 1 November 2021
Ar Received Date: 28 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
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: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

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

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

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

Classification Code: 111
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Animals

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: L.E.O PROJECTS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2016-05-09T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Foundation Registered 09 May 2016
Charitable Objects: FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT- TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF POOR CHILDREN- TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF SEA TURTLES- TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ELEPHANTSBY RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS TO WORK WITH PROJECTS IN SRI LANKA IN FURTHERANCE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED OBJECTS.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 563426
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: L.E.O

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures