The Gambia Welfare Society
Registered charity 1182433 CIO Registered since 2019
Operates: Leeds City
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Contact
| gambiawelfaresociety@outlook.com | |
| Phone | 07895965456 |
| Address | Oak House, Balm Walk, Leeds, LS11 9PG |
Finances
£84,042 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £35,514 | £19,301 |
| 2022 | £20,916 | £19,446 |
| 2023 | £31,076 | £22,116 |
| 2024 | £59,786 | £32,253 |
| 2025 | £84,042 | £50,441 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyReligious ActivitiesAmateur SportEconomic/community Development/employmentRecreationOther Charitable PurposesWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesPeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginThe General Public/mankindHow
Provides Other FinanceProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationCharitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE GAMBIA WELFARE SOCIETY ARE THROUGH (A) ADVOCACY, INFORMATION AND ADVICE; (B) RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND EVENTS INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY; (C) EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND SUPPORT WITH LITERACY AND NUMERACY: WE WILL PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG MIGRANTS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEVE OR CREED OR THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY. TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL AND SPORTING ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY OF THOSE LIVING IN LEEDS. TO ADVANCE RELIGION BY RAISING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF MUSLIM FAITH THROUGH RELIGIOUS DEVOTIONAL ACTS AND OUTREACH WORK. WE WILL ALSO PROVIDE OUR CENTRE AS A PRAYING GROUND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WHERE COMMUNAL PRAYERS WILL BE HELD DURING THE MUSLIM FEAST OF EID AND FRIDAYS. THE SOCIETY WILL SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY IN AREAS OF FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ESPECIALLY OF THOSE LESS PRIVILEGED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY OF LEEDS.
Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 13 Mar 2019 as amended on 14 Dec 2024
Trustees (5)
- Yankuba Sawoage 55 Chair since 2023
- Amadou Touray since 2018
- Foday Sanneh since 2018
- Seedy Sanneh since 2018
- Yankuba Balajo since 2018
Connected charities (2)
- Leeds African Communities Charitable Trust (LAC Trust) 1 shared trustee
- Hamara Healthy Living Centre 1 shared trustee
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