01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 6 June 2023
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 6 April 2024 – 5 April 2025
- Latest income
- £15,000
- Latest expenditure
- £1,324
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 5 BRAYFORD SQUARE, LONDON, E1 0SG
02 Activities
What the charity does
The CIO works to prevent and relieve poverty and related disadvantage through a range of activities that provide support, improve access to essential resources, and address barriers to improved conditions of life.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 5 February 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £15,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,324
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 June 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 5 February 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 3 February 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 February 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
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
- 6 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 27 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £15,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,324
- 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
- 20
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 June 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 3 February 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
- 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
- 10
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- 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
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 204
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- Poverty Should Not Exist
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2023-06-06T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 06 Jun 2023 as amended on 31 Aug 2024 as amended on 27 Oct 2024 as amended on 14 May 2026
- Charitable Objects
- FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT,1. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN ENGLAND AND WALES, PARTICULARLY MEMBERS OF AFRICAN AND AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN COMMUNITIES, BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH GRANTS OF MONEY, AND GOODS, SERVICES AND/OR FACILITIES WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS.2. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE IN ENGLAND AND WALES, PARTICULARLY MEMBERS OF AFRICAN AND AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN COMMUNITIES, BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.3. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER, TROUBLE OR CATASTROPHE IN THE FORM OF MONEY (OR OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE) FOR PERSONS, BODIES, ORGANISATIONS AND/OR COUNTRIES AFFECTED.
09 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 664051
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- ROOTS AND ROUTES
- Charity Name Id
- 688798
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- We Build Unity Foundation
- Charity Name Id
- 686420
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- Outreach for Development
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures