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Gambian Community in Edinburgh (GCE)

SC040489Registered charity from 13 May 2009
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Notes:
Former legal name Banjana Nursery School Fund from 13/05/2009 - 25/05/2022
Charity Information:
Address 2/13 Lindsay Road
Edinburgh
Mid Lothian
Postcode EH6 4EP
Is the supplied address a principal office or a trustee address? Trustee - Charity Trustee
Website www.banjananurseryschool.com
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The purposes of the organisation are to: a. Provide relief to and promote the welfare of Gambians and their families. b. Strengthening and celebration of Gambian cultural and religious values in the community c. The advancement of civic responsibility within the Gambian community. d. Promote equality and diversity within the Gambian and other migrant communities. e. Promote the advancement of formal, informal education including life and personal development skills. f. Provide recreational facilities or other activities to promote participation in sports and leisure activities; g. Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Our charity is set up to bring together Edinburgh residents who are of Gambian descent and provide support with their welfare, poverty relief and celebrate our common cultures and heritage. We do this by organising regular activities that help members to socialise, share experiences and support each other. Our main activities include an annual cultural weekend with a drum and dance session, a carnival, family fun day, children's summer day out, weekly football gatherings in the summer months plus cultural and educational training sessions for community members.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association
Constitutional Form Date: 13 May 2009
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "the advancement of education", "the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended", "the promotion of equality and diversity"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It does none of these"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2022 £9,146 £1,922 31 Dec 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £22,006 £11,999 28 Dec 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £24,782 £24,445 30 Dec 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £27,438 £33,298 30 Dec 2025 Yes Download
31 Mar 2026 No Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2026
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Patrick Gomez
Amie Ndey Jeng
Amie Jallow
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