Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 9

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 12

AFRICAN FRENCH SPEAKING COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Children and Young People's activities: Supplementary education, Homework Club, Sports, Recreational activitiesAdults and families' activities: Employability, Befriending, Sport, Entertainment, Outreach, holiday schemes Networking and Public Events in the communityInternational Development: supporting projects in some third world countriesIncome generation to be reinvested in the charity.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£199	£155	£44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/22	£171	£112	£59	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/21	£226	£110	£116	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	13
31/03/20	£39	£32	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	13
31/03/19	£29	£27	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/18	£26	£22	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£33	£27	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£44	£56	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years
(10 years as a company)

www.afscs.org.uk

enquiries@afscs.org.uk

01216793354

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Amusement and recreation services

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Throughout England And Wales, Togo, Uganda,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years

Lloyds Bank Foundation	£52,250
Tudor Trust	£52,000
Youth Music	£29,720
National Lottery Community Fund	£27,120
Sport England	£14,690
DCMS	£8,944
Heart Of England Community Foundation	£3,000
CAF	£2,310

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - MH-Youth's Summer & Half Terms Positive Activities Project
£10,000	28/07/2023	This funding will be used to run a number of sports and recreational activities to divert young people including those from different ethnic and faith backgrounds and refugee and asylum seekers from ....more This funding will be used to run a number of sports and recreational activities to divert young people including those from different ethnic and faith backgrounds and refugee and asylum seekers from anti-social behaviours and youth crime. The project aims to improve skills potential and community cohesion.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to African French Speaking Community Support
£2,250	14/12/2022	One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Youth Music - Music Tuition for Disadvantaged Young People
£29,720	21/07/2022	Music Tuition for Disadvantaged Young People
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to African French Speaking Community Support (AFSCS)
£1,710	30/05/2022	towards a trip to Blackpool for children from disadvantaged communities in Smethwick, West Midlands.
National Lottery Community Fund - ACE Queen Platinum Jubilee Celebration
£8,770	08/04/2022	The funding will be used to organise and host a community event in celebration of the Queen's Jubilee with performances that represent African culture and heritage. The project aims to bring the ....more The funding will be used to organise and host a community event in celebration of the Queen's Jubilee with performances that represent African culture and heritage. The project aims to bring the community together across cultures generations and faith groups helping to support social cohesion.
National Lottery Community Fund - Stand Up To Save Our Climate through simple steps and advice
£8,350	25/10/2021	This group will use the funding to deliver online and in-person workshops to raise awareness and improve understanding of climate change as well as highlight actions that can be taken to reduce ....more This group will use the funding to deliver online and in-person workshops to raise awareness and improve understanding of climate change as well as highlight actions that can be taken to reduce carbon emissions with the French communities in Birmingham and the Black Country.
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£4,715	07/01/2021 9	Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Exercise & Fitness project, with a focus on ....more Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Exercise & Fitness project, with a focus on beneficiaries from a BAME background.
Tudor Trust - Grant to African French Speaking Community Support
£2,000	07/01/2021	as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Recovery grant to African French Speaking Community Support
£50,000	02/12/2020 24	Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of African French Speaking Community Support, awarded under the Foundation's Racial Equity funding stream. Part of the Covid Recovery Fund to ....more Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of African French Speaking Community Support, awarded under the Foundation's Racial Equity funding stream. Part of the Covid Recovery Fund to support charities to emerge from the pandemic.
Tudor Trust - Grant to African French Speaking Community Support
£50,000	23/09/2020 24	over two years towards core funding at a volunteer-led charity in Smethwick supporting young people with supplementary education support, as well as welfare, befriending and sports activities for all ....more over two years towards core funding at a volunteer-led charity in Smethwick supporting young people with supplementary education support, as well as welfare, befriending and sports activities for all age groups.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£8,944	24/07/2020	"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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
CAF - Grant to African French Speaking Community Support (AFSCS)
£2,310	25/06/2020 3	Grant to African French Speaking Community Support (AFSCS) to support the organisation through COVID19
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to African French Speaking Community Support
£3,000	03/04/2020 4	This project intends to support the most vulnerable people from the French community and other vulnerable families in our local community. We will let our members and other vulnerable families know ....more This project intends to support the most vulnerable people from the French community and other vulnerable families in our local community. We will let our members and other vulnerable families know about how we can support them through telephone calls and facebook. We will also work closely with some churches, foodbanks and other charities from our network in order to identify other vulnerable people and provide support to them
Sport England - Netball for teenagers
£9,975	12/06/2019 35	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Netball for teenagers. This project lists its main activity as Netball
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to African French Speaking Community Support (AFSCS)
£790	11/06/2018	towards a day trip to a wildlife centre in Staffordshire for a group of disadvantaged children from the West Midlands
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to African French Speaking Community Support
£1,430	20/06/2017	towards a day trip to an adventure activity centre for a group of disadvantaged children from Birmingham

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 50-63

PETELO GALLY SAKWANGA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director

IAN SIBANDA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director

SIMPLICE ODETTE NKONGE-MBOMBA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director

JASON NDUNDULA BSC HONS Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Trustee

JACQUES MATENSI-KUBANZA (Chair) Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Housing Support Officer, Other trusteeship: SANDWELL COUNCIL OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS (S.C.V.O.),

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/09/2016, number: 1169279
Registered at Companies House on 18/07/2013, number: 08615897

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
Investing charity funds 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

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

St. Phillips Parish Centre
Watt Street
SMETHWICK
West Midlands
B66 3DA

Objectives

OBJECTS THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN PEOPLE OF AFRICAN ETHNIC ORIGIN WHOSE FIRST LANGUAGE IS FRENCH AND WHO ARE RESIDING IN AFRICA OR IN ENGLAND AND WALES BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF SUFFICIENT. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES OF FRENCH SPEAKING AFRICA SO THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS AND PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY. THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN FRENCH SPEAKING AFRICAN COUNTRIES, OR WHO HAVE BEEN DISPLACED FROM FRENCH SPEAKING AREAS OF AFRICA BY NATURAL DISASTER OR CATASTROPHE BY THE SUPPLY AID TO SUCH PERSONS.

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