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Nowans Community Trust

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £143k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief and 6 more
Where
Gloucestershire, Throughout London
Website
livesofcolour.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2010

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£143k£115k
  • 2024£60k£47k
  • 2023£42k£63k
Earlier years
  • 2022£27k£7k
  • 2021£8k£7k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 70%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, WORKING BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITH ORPHANS, YOUNG PEOPLE, BLACK ASIAN MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITIES, AND MARGINALISED COMMUNITIES IN THE UK, AND IN KENYA, IN WAYS THAT STRENGTHEN BOTH, CULTURALLY, SOCIO-ECONOMICALLY AND THROUGH EDUCATION BY:A. THE PREVENTION AND ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY BY TAKING CARE OF YOUNG PEOPLE'S WELFARE AND WELL-BEING THROUGH GRANT FUNDING AND TO ENSURE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AFFORDABLE ACCOMMODATION, SKILLS AND EMPLOYMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE FUTURES. B. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY ESTABLISHING AN ACADEMY SCHOOL IN THE UK, A SCHOOL IN KENYA AND DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. C. THE ADVANCEMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND GUIDANCE THROUGH WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE FAMILIES IN ORDER TO DEVELOP FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE THROUGH SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESSES, EXPLORING SELF-EMPLOYMENT AND ACQUIRING DIGITAL AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. D. THE ADVANCEMENT OF ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE BY PROVIDING A PLATFORM THROUGH LIVES OF COLOUR INITIATIVE TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND CELEBRATE CULTUTAL HERITAGE AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE REALITIES OF MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITIES IN THE UK. E. THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL HARMONY, DIVERSITY ANDF INCLUSION BY PROVIDING TRAINING COURSES, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND BY THE FORMATION OF A RACE EQUITY INSTITUTE IN THE UK.F. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY GIVING ADVICE, SIGNPOSTING AND WORKING WITH PARTNERSHIP ORGANISATIONS TO ENSURE YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES ENGAGE AND HAVE THE NECESSARY RESOURCES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE AS FULL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

Grants received

7 grants · £259,693 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £193,623 (4 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £43,400
  • Sport England · £12,670
  • Barnwood Trust · £10,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £19,7322024-11-06
  • Sport England £12,6702024-10-22
  • Barnwood Trust £10,0002024-02-28
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £154,0212024-02-28
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,8702022-03-04
Board analysis

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.

2.2y median 3y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
4.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

1
company-linked trustees

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

Disability 5Education/training 5The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 5

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

Education 1

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.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£143k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1137971
Status
Registered
Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 5 SEPTEMBER 2010AS AMENDED ON 30 JUN 2021
Contact on the register
07804307124 · FLORENCE@LIVESOFCOLOUR.CO.UK
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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