FOSSA INT. — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Overdue
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 10 September 2021
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 June 2023 – 31 May 2024
Latest income: £0
Latest expenditure: £1,163
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 25 station road, KINGS HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B14 7SS

Website recorded by the regulator: fossa-int.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The object of the Charity is to advance education and to relieve financial hardship in Madagascar by providing support to orphanages and schools through the provision of such items as the trustees deem appropriate, in particular but not limited to the provision of clothes, shoes, food and school supplies.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2026

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 16 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 16 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,163

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 22 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 22 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £6,084
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,884

Fin Period Start Date: 10 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 12 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 12 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £6,084
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,884

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Received Date: 16 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,163
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: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Received Date: 22 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £6,084
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,884
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: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 10 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Received Date: 12 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £6,084
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,884
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: 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 Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: FOSSA INT.
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2021-09-10T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 10 Sep 2021
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN MADAGASCAR BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ORPHANAGES AND SCHOOLS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUCH ITEMS AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM APPROPRIATE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PROVISION OF CLOTHES, SHOES, FOOD AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CLO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures