CENTENNIAL OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 27 May 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £16,751
Latest expenditure: £6,570
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 82 COSSALL WALK, LONDON, SE15 2TN

02 Activities

What the charity does

Centennial Old Students Association is geared towards raising funds to provide scholarships for deserving students who successfully complete their school leaving examination and are qualified to enter University. We also undertake the development of the school's infrastructure which was badly damaged during the last civil war in Sierra Leone. We provide assistance to some of our elderly members.

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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: 29 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £16,751
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,570

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: 9 April 2025
Date Accounts Received: 9 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £980
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,000

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: 6 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 6 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,067
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,500

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: 14 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 14 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,700
Total Gross Expenditure: £550

Fin Period Start Date: 27 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 20 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 20 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £600
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,620

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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: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £16,751
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,570
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: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 9 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £980
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,000
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: 50

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: 6 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,067
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,500
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 1000
Income From Government Grants: £1,000
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: 20

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: 14 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,700
Total Gross Expenditure: £550
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 27 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £600
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,620
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: 15

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

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

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

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CENTENNIAL OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-05-27T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 27 May 2020
Charitable Objects: 1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AT CENTENNIAL SECONDARY SCHOOL IN MATTRU JONG, BONTHE DISTRICT, SIERRA LEONE, BY PROVIDING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO BOYS AND GIRLS AT THE SCHOOL, TEACHING AND LEARNING RESOURCES AND POSITIVE ENCOURAGEMENT SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL AND CONTRIBUTION TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND SIERRA LEONE AS A WHOLE.2. TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION AT CENTENNIAL SECONDARY SCHOOL BY PROVIDING A SAFE TEACHING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS, EQUIPPED WITH THE RELEVANT RESOURCES. 3. TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF BOYS AND GIRLS AT CENTENNIAL SECONDARY SCHOOL, MATTRU JONG BY PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO CHILDREN IN NEED AT THE SCHOOL SO AS TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND BECOME PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS IN THE FUTURE.
Area Of Benefit: OVERSEAS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints handling