LENSATIONAL — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 9 March 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 09478952
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £35,088
Latest expenditure: £46,730
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: CAPITAL OFFICE, KEMP HOUSE, 152-160 CITY ROAD, LONDON, EC1V 2NX

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To advance the education of women from socially and/or economically disadvantaged communities the UK and such other parts of the world as the trustees shall determine by the provision of photography courses.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

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: 30 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £35,088
Total Gross Expenditure: £46,730
Accounts Qualified: Yes

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: 17 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 17 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £37,196
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,576

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: 18 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £15,218
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,516

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: 15 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 15 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £49,036
Total Gross Expenditure: £62,028
Accounts Qualified: Yes

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: 24 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,944
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,428

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £35,088
Total Gross Expenditure: £46,730
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: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 17 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £37,196
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,576
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: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 18 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £15,218
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,516
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: 1

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 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 15 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £49,036
Total Gross Expenditure: £62,028
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: 2

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Islington
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Kenya
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

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

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

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

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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

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

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: LENSATIONAL
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2016-03-09T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09/03/2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/02/2016AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 25/02/2016
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF WOMEN FROM SOCIALLY AND/OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN THE UK AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE BY THE PROVISION OF PHOTOGRAPHY COURSES.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

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

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures