MESOPOTAMIA — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 22 June 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 6 April 2024 – 5 April 2025
Latest income: £126,363
Latest expenditure: £129,540
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 21 Pottery Court, NOTTINGHAM, NG6 8YN

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

We provide aid to those in need,locally or abroad.Aid can be clothing, educational packs, medical aid and whatever we can to support someone through poverty or crisis.We help local families and the homeless with food and essentials.We run The Moses Basket project which provides a baby with a safe place to sleep and suitable clothing for their first months of their lives.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 4 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 4 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £126,363
Total Gross Expenditure: £129,540

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 21 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £125,141
Total Gross Expenditure: £111,122

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 21 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 21 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £85,444
Total Gross Expenditure: £84,548

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 13 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 13 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £58,789
Total Gross Expenditure: £76,321

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 29 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 29 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £108,159
Total Gross Expenditure: £87,308

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 4 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £126,363
Total Gross Expenditure: £129,540
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: 56

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £125,141
Total Gross Expenditure: £111,122
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: 32

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 21 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £85,444
Total Gross Expenditure: £84,548
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £233
Income From Government 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: 36

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 13 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £58,789
Total Gross Expenditure: £76,321
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: £3
Income From Government Grants: £6,042
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 36

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 29 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £108,159
Total Gross Expenditure: £87,308
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: £12
Income From Government Grants: £46,511
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 16

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Germany
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Greece
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: MESOPOTAMIA
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2016-06-22T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Association Registered 22 Jun 2016
Charitable Objects: "THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY (OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP) ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL OF THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF SUFFICIENT"

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling