BLINA SHAMA UK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 13 October 2021
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 August 2026
Latest income: £23,783
Latest expenditure: £15,101
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 76 MALVERN GARDENS, GATESHEAD, NE11 9LL

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.blinashama.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship, or other disadvantages, in particular, but not exclusively those of the Eritrean community within the U.K by the provision of support, training, services and facilities to assist in their integration into UK society. It also promotes the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 31 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 31 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £23,783
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,101

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: 18 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £17,473
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,864

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: 4 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 4 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £20,783
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,448

Fin Period Start Date: 13 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 10 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £11,047
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,073

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2026
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2027
Ar Received Date: 31 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £23,783
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,101
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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: 23

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 18 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £17,473
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,864
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: 34

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 4 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £20,783
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,448
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: 26

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 13 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 10 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £11,047
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,073
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: 14

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BLINA SHAMA UK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2021-10-13T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 13 Oct 2021
Charitable Objects: 1. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE OF THE ERITREAN COMMUNITY WITHIN THE U.K BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, TRAINING, SERVICES AND FACILITIES TO ASSIST IN THEIR INTEGRATION INTO UK SOCIETY. 2. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ERITREAN COMMUNITY IN THE UK THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR SAID INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR EXCLUSION OR RISK OF EXCLUSION FROM UK SOCIETY WITH AN OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE ERITREAN COMMUNITY IN THE UK.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures