Simplegifts: Unitarian Centre for Social Action
Registered charity 1162404 CIO Registered since 2015
Operates: Hackney, Tower Hamlets
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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.
5 trustees on the board
- Christopher Brown since 2022
- James Blair since 2023
- Natalia Kovalova since 2025
- Rev Martin Whitell since 2015
- Roy Clark since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev Martin Whitell since 2015
- Roy Clark since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Christopher Brown since 2022
- James Blair since 2023
- Natalia Kovalova since 2025
Portfolio (2)
- Rev Martin Whitell since 2015
- Roy Clark since 2017
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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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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.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Ministers Benevolent Society 1 shared trustee
- Wood Green Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint John the Baptist, Holland Road, Diocese of Kensington 1 shared trustee
- John Pounds Charity 1 shared trustee
- Essex Hall 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Iqra Community Centre Southampton Similar size; both Human rights
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.simplegiftsucsa.org.uk |
| info@simplegiftsucsa.org.uk | |
| Phone | 07411114831 |
| Address | 117 MANSFORD STREET, LONDON, E2 6LX |
Finances
£54,162 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £45,785 | £15,590 |
| 2022 | £32,235 | £28,491 |
| 2023 | £49,645 | £32,786 |
| 2024 | £38,344 | £44,514 |
| 2025 | £54,162 | £63,397 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyEconomic/community Development/employmentHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or DiversityWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankindHow
Provides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationCharitable objects
1. TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF BETHNAL GREEN, EAST LONDON AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.2. TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY FACILITIES FOR THE DAILY CARE, RECREATION AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE DURING OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS AND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS3. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH: (A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.4. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY OF BETHNAL GREEN, EAST LONDON IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.5. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
Governing document: CIO - Foundation Registered 25 Jun 2015
Trustees (5)
- Christopher Brown since 2022
- James Blair since 2023
- Natalia Kovalova since 2025
- Rev Martin Whitellage band 75-79 since 2015
- Roy Clark since 2017
Connected charities (5)
- Ministers Benevolent Society 1 shared trustee
- Essex Hall 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint John the Baptist, Holland Road, Diocese of Kensington 1 shared trustee
- Wood Green Trust 1 shared trustee
- John Pounds Charity 1 shared trustee
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