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H-PAN(Hope for the Poor and Needy)

Registered charity 1121950 Registered since 2007

Operates: Throughout England, Cameroon, India, Zambia

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

3 trustees on the board

12.3y median 14y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

16y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

3
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 3General Charitable Purposes 3The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 3

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Professional services 3Property 2

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£480k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024
105 days
Latest accounts filed after the due dateiFiled after the due dateDate the accounts were received minus the reporting due date, latest filed cycle, Charity Commission register.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Websitewww.hpan.org
Emailinfo@hpan.org
Phone01616372944
Address357 Charlestown Road, MANCHESTER, M9 7BS

Finances

£479,965 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£431,130£389,130
2021£430,158£490,149
2022£418,769£318,004
2023£462,459£389,889
2024£479,965£449,895

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyOverseas Aid/famine ReliefAccommodation/housingReligious ActivitiesArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageEconomic/community Development/employmentHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or DiversityRecreationOther Charitable Purposes

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesPeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Other FinanceProvides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY THE NEEDY AND DISADVANTAGED VULNERABLE PEOPLE WHO ARE MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSE WHERE IN THE WORLD, IN PARTICULAR AFRICA WITH HEADQUARTERS FOR AFRICAN OPERATIONS IN CAMEROON BY:A) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, INFORMATION AND ADVICE INCLUDING VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND BENEFITS ADVICE AND WELFARE RIGHTS;B) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING, ADVICE, SUPPORT INCLUDING INFORMATION ON HEALTH RELATED ISSUES;C) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING INCLUDING VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT; ANDD) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26/07/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/12/2007AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 01/07/2011

Trustees (3)

3trustees
45median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

H-PAN (Hope for the Poor and Needy) · 06324785 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 26/07/2007

5 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (0)

No charities share a trustee (from current data).

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