CCEW Charity Commission profile

KRIO DESCENDANTS UNION LONDON

Registered charity 1197694 · organisation 5178933

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
28 January 2022
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
12105302
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£3,100
Latest expenditure
£2,500
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 4 GALWAY ROAD, SHEERNESS, ME12 2QL

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

1) To advance the education of the public in the arts, culture, language and heritage of the Krio people of Sierra Leone.2) To prevent or relieve poverty in the United Kingdom and Sierra Leone by providing: grants, items, and services to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
20 September 2026
Total Gross Income
£3,100
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,500
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
22 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£18,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£13,000
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
31 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£17,597
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,174
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
17 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£22,700
Total Gross Expenditure
£20,851

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
22 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£18,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£13,000
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
92
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
31 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£17,597
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,174
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
Count Volunteers
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
17 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£22,700
Total Gross Expenditure
£20,851
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
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
80

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Sierra Leone
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
204
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
117
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Other Charitable Purposes

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
KRIO DESCENDANTS UNION LONDON
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2022-01-28T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16 JUL 2019AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 13 MAR 2021
Charitable Objects
(1) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN KRIO HISTORY, HERITAGE, CULTURE AND LANGUAGE, INCLUDING MUSIC, ARTS AND CRAFTS, COSTUME AND CUISINE. (2) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONG SIERRA LEONEANS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN SIERRA LEONE BY PROVIDING, INTER ALIA, GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.(3)THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG SIERRA LEONEANS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN SIERRA LEONE BY RAISING AWARENESS OF AND PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, AND BY SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM FIT.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
643867
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
KDU LONDON

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Complaints handling