Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 14
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Future income +5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +14
Overall GiG Score: 24 ?

THE AFRICAN PEOPLE'S HISTORICAL MONUMENT FOUNDATION (BLACK CULTURAL ARCHIVES) LIMITED

Black Cultural Archives collects and preserves documents, artefacts and other material that reflects the histories of people of African and Caribbean descent in Britain and the African diaspora. Using our collection, we promote the teaching, learning and understanding of their contribution to British life and history through our exhibitions, learning and public programmes and events.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£895£1,009£-114£44£440£2162.6205
31/03/22£1,050£942£108£119£554£2593.31780
31/03/21£936£649£286£39£446£2835.21280
31/03/20£756£649£108£98£160£1402.61580
31/03/19£778£731£47£88£52£330.51280
31/03/18*£688£830£-141£31£5£-39-0.6170
31/03/17£824£823£1£31£146£450.790
31/03/16*£634£829£-195£24£145£1452.1100
31/03/15£749£722£27£47£340£1282.1100
31/03/14£595£486£109£81£313£2806.970
31/03/13£438£379£59n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12*£455£396£59n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£401£418£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£663£634£29£65£104£120.240
31/03/09£348£303£46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£134£125£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£127£126£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£56£66£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£108£115£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£63£51£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 34%
Liabilities/Income: 25%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 49%
Reserves/Spending: 2.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 29 years

www.bcaheritage.org.uk

info@bcaheritage.org.uk

0203 757 8500

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Esmee Fairbairn£332,686
Wolfson Foundation£300,000
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£230,000
DCMS£166,980
National Lottery Heritage Fund£99,000
Power to Change£61,528
City Bridge Trust£34,350
The National Archives£9,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Black Cultural Archives
£300,000 06/06/2024
24
Refurbishment of exhibition and learning space
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Spaces for Change and Inclusion: Understanding migration to Britain
£210,000 14/03/2024
36
Black Cultural Archives is the home of Black British History. They use their mission to collect, preserve and celebrate the histories of people of African and Caribbean descent in the UK and to inspire and give strength to individuals, communities ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Black Cultural Archives
£8,398 20/02/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
The National Archives - Black Cultural Archives
£9,500 01/09/2022
The Collaborate and Innovate funding programme is funded by The NationalArchives. The programme is focused on both empowering archives to use creativityand innovation to develop ideas and solutions, and on encouraging the work ofnetworks, leading to ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Black Cultural Archives
£54,000 24/03/2021
1
Towards unrestricted core costs from the Racialised Communities Top Up Fund
DCMS - CRF21 Black Cultural Archives
£40,400 08/03/2021
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
DCMS - CRF20:Black Cultural Archives
£81,000 14/10/2020
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
City Bridge Trust - Grant to African Peoples Historical Monument Foundation (Black Cultural Archives)
£29,000 28/09/2020
towards Black Cultural Archive's work to adapt its business resilience and reopen Covid safe spaces, including resilience support for staff and users, as outlined in your application
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Black Cultural Archives
£251,928 15/09/2020
36
Towards Project costs Seeing ourselves: Cross generation representation in heritage and arts careers. Working inclusively with primary school age children all the way up to institutional boards to provide career pathways for people of African
Power to Change - C-19 CCLORS - African Peoples
£61,528 15/09/2020
Grant to C-19 CCLORS - African Peoples
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£20,000 10/06/2020
3
Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Black Cultural Archives
£5,350 21/05/2020
A grant of £5,350 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the appliciation, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Black Cultural Archives
£18,360 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
DCMS - ALB-Historic England-Windrush Spirit: Survival of Black Cultural Archives (Covid-19 Emergency Response)
£45,580 01/04/2020
Black Cultural Archives (BCA) is the home of Black British History: a library, archive, art space and education charity, operating from our renovated Grade II Georgian Building (1, Windrush Square, Raleigh Hall). Our building is the heart of what we ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Black Cultural Archives
£99,000 25/03/2020
Securing the Future of Black British History
The Funding Network - Windrush Compensation Clinics
£8,511 26/09/2019
Continuing our mission to use the past to move forward: we will help people affected by the 2018 Windrush Scandal to receive professional advice, especially on the Windrush Compensation scheme.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Black Cultural Archives
£110,160 27/07/2016
36
Towards the development of a Volunteer Programme to widen access to the heritage sector.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Black Cultural Archives (BCA)
£86,000 06/04/2016
Family ties: the Adamah family papers
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Black Cultural Archives
£158,411 05/07/2012
Towards core funding and the development of the education and learning programme.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 35-55
  • CHRISTIENNA FRYAR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Historian
  • DIAMOND ASHIAGBOR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Professor Of Law
  • JUDE DAVIS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Brand Manager
  • LORNA EAST Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Agency Services
  • MELISSA BRYANT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Communications Lead
  • SHARMAINE ALEXIA LOVEGROVE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Editor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/11/1995, number: 1051087
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/10/1995, number: 03113148
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR18: 2 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR12: 1 days late, AR08: 2 days late, AR07: 131 days late, AR06: 53 days late,
Main office

1 Windrush Square
Brixton
London
SW2 1EF

Objectives

TO PROMOTE EDUCATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED--IN PRACTICE UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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