Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteer base +3
    • Overall weighted support: +5
    Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

    AFRICAN REFUGEE COMMUNITY

    Drop in service for French speaking Asylum Seekers and Refugees living in Barnet in particular and in London in general.Advice on Immigration, Education, Housing, Employment, Health, Referrals and Welfare and Benefit...Advocacy, Training on Health, Employment, Interpretation and Translation Service.Visits to prison, detention, hospitals and home.BefriendingOutingsSocial Events...
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile recently
    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

    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£44£39£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/22£78£70£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/21£138£117£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/20£60£58£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/19£52£51£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/18£40£37£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/17£35£25£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/16£25£25£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/15£25£25£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/14£25£25£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/13£0£14£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/12£15£14£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/11£10£9£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/10£31£30£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/09£10£10£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/08£9£9£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 17 years

    africanrefugeecommunity.co.uk

    acrc_123@yahoo.co.uk

    020 8368 9070

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Accommodation/Housing
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Other welfare services
    How it operates
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    Where it operates
    • Barnet,
    Who it helps
    • Other Defined Groups

    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
    National Lottery Community Fund£30,000
    The London Community Foundation£20,300
    DCMS£19,850
    Barrow Cadbury Trust£15,000
    The Clothworkers Foundation£7,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - Be in Control of your Life 2 (BCL-2)
    £10,000 29/06/2023
    The funding will be used to recruit two community support advisors who will provide individual financial advice advocacy and signposting for single parents from African backgrounds. The project aims to build their confidence knowledge and ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 Vaccination and Community Resilience (CVCR)
    £10,000 18/02/2022
    The funding will be used to support Black Asian and Minority Ethnic communities mitigate the risks of Covid 19 and vaccinations. The project aims to expel myths and misinformation around vaccines and provide correct information for people to make ....more
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to African Refugee Community
    £7,000 03/12/2021
    purchase IT equipment for a charity disadvantaged young people in Barnet
    National Lottery Community Fund - Struggle and Resilience (SR)
    £10,000 19/01/2021
    6
    The funding will be used to provide food parcels and advice to refugees and asylum seekers. The project aims to support people's essential needs and wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic.
    Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - African Refugee Community
    £15,000 14/10/2020
    5
    To deliver employability training and support to asylum seekers, refugees and migrants living in London Borough of Barnet.
    The London Community Foundation - Grant to African Refugee Community
    £10,000 22/09/2020
    Advice, guidance, case management and support on state benefits, employment, training, housing, immigration, well being and mental health. Individual support and group activities workshops
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £10,000 22/09/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £9,850 23/07/2020
    "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
    The London Community Foundation - Grant to African Refugee Community
    £5,300 08/07/2020
    - Fresh Food cooked one to distribute to our vulnerable service users - Cleaning products to distribute -10 laptops and 15 smartphones for our staff / volunteers and service users to help work remotely - Cost of internet data and top up calls - Cost ....more
    The London Community Foundation - Grant to African Refugee Community
    £5,000 09/04/2020
    Assisting our service users with food parcels, cleaning products, hygienic pack, mobile phone , laptops,boosting their mega / data as all our work is now online or by calls given the social distancing measures. Many of them are self isolated with ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Improving Community Well Being (ICWB)
    £9,950 15/02/2017
    12
    This project will use the funding to run a series of social activity sessions for people who feel isolated from the local community. This will enable participants to receive support regarding the issues impacting on their mental health and quality ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (3)
    Current Trustees appointed

    • BITENGE MAKUKA MA (Chair) Appointed: 2019
    • MAZUBA MAKWIM Appointed: 2020
    • MBOMBO LUKUBIKA Appointed: 2020
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/09/2007, number: 1120861
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • 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
    16 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    AFRICAN REFUGEE COMMUNITY (ARC)
    FRIARY HOUSE
    FRIARY PARK
    FRIERN BARNET LANE
    LONDON

    Objectives

    A. TO RELIEVE SICKNESS, POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AMONGST AFRICAN REFUGEES IN GENERAL AND THOSE FROM THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (FORMER ZAIRE), ANGOLA AND CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE IN PARTICULAR, CURRENTLY LIVING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN GENERAL AND LONDON IN PARTICULAR; ANDB. TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET AND THE UNITED KINGDOM IN GENERAL

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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