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    AFRO-INNOVATION GROUP

    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£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/22£234£234£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/21£313£245£68n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/20£114£126£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/19£114£105£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/18£105£92£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/17£31£34£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/16*£22£25£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/15£18£14£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/14£15£13£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/13£4£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/12£16£23£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/11£19£20£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/10£26£32£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/09£27£11£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 16 years
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    UN SDGs
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    Listed activities
    • Accommodation/Housing
    • Amateur Sport
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Disability
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Other welfare services
    How it operates
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides other finance
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Birmingham City, Congo (Democratic Republic), Coventry City, Derby City, Kenya, Leeds City, Leicester City, Manchester City, Nottinghamshire, Throughout London, Wolverhampton,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • People With Disabilities

    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£784,445
    DCMS£81,200
    Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
    Power to Change£10,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - AIG - Young People Support
    £10,000 02/06/2023
    This project will support BAME communities including new migrants (including EEA families) to the UK refugees asylum seekers and those from lower income families. It will create a Lead Volunteer Manager role to manage volunteers and recruit more to ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - BASE+ PROJECT
    £374,259 25/05/2023
    This funding will support the project to provide advice information signposting and advocacy to improve the life chances of Leicester’s refugee asylum seeker and migrant communities supporting those in vulnerable isolated and/or crisis situations.
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
    £10,000 04/04/2022
    24
    Reducing inequality for refugees, migrants and asylum seekers
    National Lottery Community Fund - Eureka Project
    £10,000 28/01/2022
    The funding will be used to hire a Lead Volunteer Manager and provide training for new volunteers. The project aims to support BAME and refugee and asylum seeking groups. They support the groups with settling into the community and signposting to ....more
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £81,200 15/09/2020
    "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
    Power to Change - C-19 CCLORS - Afro Innovation Group
    £10,000 15/09/2020
    Grant to C-19 CCLORS - Afro Innovation Group
    National Lottery Community Fund - Beyond BASE
    £390,186 30/01/2020
    36
    This funding will provide advice, information, sign-posting and advocacy for Leicester's refugee, asylum seeker and migrant communities, supporting those in vulnerable, isolated or crisis situations. The project will help people face language, ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - ICT for All
    £10,000 23/10/2019
    12
    ICT for All
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Afro Innovation Group
    £14,870 14/11/2018
    12
    The grant will support this small refugee charity to improve its personnel and monitoring systems and commission a feasibility study around accommodation provision to inform and develop work with the City Council.
    People's Health Trust - Together Project
    £29,572 15/08/2018
    This two-year project extended the provision of fortnightly sessions for refugees, migrants and asylum seekers in Leicester. Participants had the opportunity to discuss common concerns around tension, discrimination and inequalities, and engaged in ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Women Together Project
    £9,950 04/05/2018
    12
    The group will provide activities for women who are migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, so they can develop positive relationships with their peers and integrate with the wider community.
    National Lottery Community Fund - BASE PROJECT
    £254,105 09/02/2017
    36
    The project is based on existing work which provides advice, information and advocacy for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants living in Leicester. The group will support vulnerable and socially excluded communities in response to greater demand ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/07/2008, number: 1124885
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    15 returns made; AR16: 0 days late,
    Main office


    Objectives

    2.1 THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE OF MINORITY ETHNIC, REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS LIVING IN UK BY THE PROVISION OF FREE ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO SUCH PERSONS WHO, THROUGH LACK OF MEANS WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO OBTAIN SUCH ADVICE.2.2 THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT OF MINORITY ETHNIC PEOPLE, REFUGEES AND MIGRANT WORKERS LIVING IN UK BY THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL AND SKILLS TRAINING, ADVICE AND SUPPORT2.3 THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NATIONAL

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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