CCEW Charity Commission profile

BLACK EQUITY ORGANISATION (BEO)

Registered charity 1195506 · organisation 5172724

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
12 August 2021
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£1,680,930
Latest expenditure
£1,330,828
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: 86-90 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NE

Website recorded by the regulator: https://blackequityorg.com/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

WhatHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or DiversityWhoPeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginThe General Public/mankindHowMakes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Other FinanceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes Research

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
27 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
27 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,680,930
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,330,828
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
29 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
29 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,970,403
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,732,800
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
31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,781,119
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,689,879
Fin Period Start Date
12 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
27 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
27 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£579,183
Total Gross Expenditure
£435,575

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
27 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,680,930
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,330,828
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
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
29 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,970,403
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,732,800
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
2
Count Volunteers
0
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
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,781,119
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,689,879
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
12 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
27 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£579,183
Total Gross Expenditure
£435,575
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
0

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
27 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
314875
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1326814
Income Investments
37097
Income Other
2144
Income Total Income And Endowments
1680930
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£49,752
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,281,076
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1330828
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
246500
Expenditure Governance
33058
Expenditure Support Costs
288678
Expenditure Depreciation
4639
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,130,147
Assets Total Fixed
5598
Assets Own Use
5598
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,920,970
Assets Total Liabilities
£112,834
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,813,734
Creditors One Year Total Current
112834
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,909,606
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1140384
Funds Restricted
673350
Funds Total
1813734
Count Employees
11
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
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
29 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
742952
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1218157
Income Investments
8994
Income Other
300
Income Total Income And Endowments
1970403
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£85,457
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,647,343
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1732800
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
31912
Expenditure Support Costs
430919
Expenditure Depreciation
3324
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£756,675
Assets Total Fixed
5122
Assets Own Use
5122
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,567,823
Assets Total Liabilities
£109,313
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,463,632
Creditors One Year Total Current
109313
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,560,720
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
761797
Funds Restricted
701835
Funds Total
1463632
Count Employees
11
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
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
31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
1756188
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1024831
Income Investments
0
Income Other
100
Income Total Income And Endowments
2781119
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£161,827
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,528,052
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1689879
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
66914
Expenditure Support Costs
482639
Expenditure Depreciation
1527
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£345,601
Assets Total Fixed
8446
Assets Own Use
8446
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,293,554
Assets Total Liabilities
£75,971
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,226,029
Creditors One Year Total Current
75971
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,236,248
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
354047
Funds Restricted
871982
Funds Total
1226029
Count Employees
10
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
12 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
27 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
579183
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
579183
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£174,467
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£261,108
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
435575
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
8819
Expenditure Support Costs
236276
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£116,935
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£182,263
Assets Total Liabilities
£47,474
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£134,789
Creditors One Year Total Current
47474
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£178,823
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
116935
Funds Restricted
17854
Funds Total
134789
Count Employees
4
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
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
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
303
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Other Finance
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BLACK EQUITY ORGANISATION (BEO)
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2021-08-12T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 12 Aug 2021
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL HARMONY AND EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY, AND THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT INCLUDING BY:(A) RAISING AWARENESS OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND INEQUALITY BY PUBLICATIONS, LECTURES, USE OF THE MEDIA, PUBLIC ADVOCACY AND OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION;(B) CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH INTO RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND RACIAL INEQUALITY (INCLUDING IN RELATION TO ITS CAUSES, EFFECTS AND PREVENTION), AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, AND BY DISSEMINATING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF THE SAME;(C) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT OF RACIAL HARMONY AND WORKING TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION THROUGH THE USE OF PUBLICATIONS, CODES OF PRACTICE, SCHEMES FOR EMPLOYERS, THE MEDIA, AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT;(D) PROMOTING EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY AND GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS; AND(E) PROMOTING THE SOUND DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:(I) BY PROMOTING AWARENESS AND CONDUCTING RESEARCH INTO THE LAW, INCLUDING CURRENT AND PROPOSED PRACTICE AND ADMINISTRATION AND REFORM OF THE LAW, AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, AND BY DISSEMINATING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF THE SAME;(II) BY PROVIDING SPECIALIST LEGAL ADVICE IN RELATION TO THE LAW AND LEGAL PROCEDURES, PARTICULARLY WHERE IT IS APPREHENDED THAT A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE HAS TAKEN PLACE; AND(III) BY PROVIDING SPECIALIST LEGAL ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND REPRESENTATION TO PEOPLE WHO ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN SUCH LEGAL ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND REPRESENTATION AS A RESULT OF THEIR LACK OF RESOURCES.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff