Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 9

AFRICAN SMILE

PROVIDING IMPARTIAL AND CONFIDENTIAL ADVICE & GUIDANCE, INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR EMPLOYMENT.OFFERING LIFE SKILLS, ENGLISH TRAINING, SKILLS FOR CARE, INTERPERSONAL, EMPLOYABILITY AND DIGITAL SKILLS. RUNNING SUPPLEMENTARY CLASSES TO HELP YOUTHS IMPROVE THEIR SCHOOL RESULTS, CULTURAL ACTIVITIES TO CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOUR AND STEER AWAY FROM THE GANG AND DRUG-RELATED CRIME

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

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
31/05/24?		£25	£25	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/23?	*	£25	£24	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/22		£23	£23	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/21		£22	£21	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/20?		£23	£23	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/08/18		£22	£22	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/08/17?		£9	£9	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
01/04/16?		£9	£8	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
01/11/14?		£8	£8	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/13?		£16	£15	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/10/12?		£5	£5	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/11		£13	£13	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/10	*	£21	£21	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/09	*	£3	£3	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/08?		£5	£5	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/06		£7	£7	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 20 years

www.africansmile.uk

africasmilecentre@yahoo.co.uk

02036382091

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other education support

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
UK Community Foundations - BAME Infrastructure Fund
£8,071	26/10/2020	Restricted funding for COVID-19 Relief (led by people of Black, Asian and/or Minority Ethnic Heritage)
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Africa Smile
£4,980	26/05/2020	A grant of £4,980 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the appliciation, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to African Smile
£4,557	29/11/2017	We want to educate carers on how to improve the quality of services they are providing to people in need.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

DEBORAH FUNKE NHS Appointed: 2022

DR MARTINE AKITUNDE Appointed: 2023

LAWRENCE AKINLOYE AKINWUMI DEVEL. OFF Appointed: 2022

OKITO DIMBA TAKONDANYA DR (Chair) Appointed: 2004

SYLVIE MURHOHA DEGREE Appointed: 2005

SYMPHORIEN BANTTANTOU Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/05/2005, number: 1109354

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Investing charity funds 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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

16 returns made; AR23: 99 days late, AR10: 135 days late, AR09: 22 days late,

Main office

Flat 4
46 Combedale Road
London
SE10 0LG

Objectives

1. TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS, PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH ADVANCE EDUCATION OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS LIVING IN SOUTH EAST OF LONDON, BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE IN MATTERS SUCH AS HEALTH, EDUCATION, TRAINING FOR EMPLOYMENT, TRANSLATION SERVICES, HOUSING AND WELFARE RIGHTS.2. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF AFRICAN COMMUNITY LIVING IN SOUTH EAST OF LONDON THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION, CULTURAL AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTH EAST LONDON

Data Sources

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