Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
    • Grant maker support: +5
    Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

    BLACK HEROES FOUNDATION 

    The Black Heroes Foundation is a community based organisation for the development and promotion of talent, together with cultural and artistic initiatives in the community focusing on youth, education, training, personal development and social up-liftment. It develops cultural awareness, promoting a world where Black Heroes are acknowledged, respected and celebrated
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

    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
    30/07/23£51£49£2n/an/an/an/an/a5
    30/07/22£42£64£-22n/an/an/an/an/a10
    30/07/21£61£60£2n/an/an/an/an/a6
    30/07/20£27£14£13n/an/an/an/an/a5
    30/07/19£13£12£2n/an/an/an/an/a10
    30/07/18£7£7£1£0£0£0n/a00
    30/07/17*£6£0£6£0£0£0NAN00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 8 years

    www.blackheroesfoundation.org

    info@blackheroesfoundation.org

    07786435465

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
    GiG Classification
    • Community services
    How it operates
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England,
    Who it helps
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 5 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
    National Lottery Community Fund£19,925
    National Lottery Heritage Fund£10,000
    The London Community Foundation£9,984
    DCMS£9,920
    City Bridge Trust£4,416
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - Stories of Windrush Heroes Goes Communal
    £9,997 30/08/2022
    The funding will enable the organisation to continue to run their virtual community clubs as well deliver face to face and hybrid events. The activities at these clubs and events aim to reduce ....more
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Black Heroes Foundation
    £10,000 21/07/2021
    Celebrating our Black heroes: The story of John Richard Archer- Battersea’s First Black Mayor
    National Lottery Community Fund - Black Heroes Virtual Community Well Being Clubs
    £9,928 14/05/2021
    The funding will be used to continue running the virtual community clubs. The project aims to benefit BAME elderly isolated and infirm members of the community.
    The London Community Foundation - Grant to Black Heroes Foundation
    £9,984 09/02/2021
    6
    BHF Virtual Events for the elderly, isolated and BAME community. Providing engaging, enjoyable, informative, inclusive, stimulating activities. Including history, cultural, current & present, ....more
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £9,920 15/07/2020
    "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
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Black Heroes Foundation
    £4,416 04/05/2020
    A grant of £4,416 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (4)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/10/2016, number: 1169616
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
    • 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
    • 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
    7 returns made; AR17: 25 days late,
    Main office

    16 SOUTH END
    CROYDON
    CR0 1DN

    Objectives

    THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION IN AREAS WHERE PEOPLE MAY BE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED DUETO FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, UNEMPLOYMENT, RACE, ETHNIC ORIGIN OR POOR EDUCATIONAL ORSKILLS ATTAINMENT, BY HELPING PEOPLE DEVELOP NEW PRACTICAL AND SOCIAL SKILLS ANDADVANCE IN LIFE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF CREATIVE ARTS WORKSHOPS, GALAPERFORMANCES AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS; AND(2) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY ADVANCINGEDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FORTHE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES ANDTRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERNIRELAND) 2008.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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