Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

    ASSOCIATION OF AFRICANS IN SCOTLAND

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    Financial issues to consider:

    • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Data adjusted to reflect year end change
    Period ending 31/01/18 31/01/19 31/01/20 31/01/21 31/01/22 31/01/24
    Total income £491 £1,005 £800 £6,475 £980 £1,180
    Total spending £491 £782 £144 £1,931 £5,466 £1,458
    Surplus/deficit £0 £223 £656 £4,544 -£4,486 -£278
    Established: 8 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Legal & financial advice
    Purposes
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    • The promotion of equality and diversity
    Where it operates
    • Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: West Lothian
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems','People with a particular ethnic or racial origin','Other defined groups

    Who supports them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 12/01/2017, number: SC047091
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; AR19: 30 days late,
    Main office

    16 Comitis Road, West Calder, EH55 8FX

    Objectives

    The Aim of AAS is for the Advancement of Citizenship for African residents and to promote the course of equality and diversity for the ethnic minority of African descent resident in Scotland. Objectives. I. To encourage Africans living in Scotland to actively participate and be well- represented in Scottish governance. II. To encourage and promote active participation in politics in Scotland. III. To act as a central focal point for the government of Scotland to reach the majority of African ethnic minorities in Scotland. IV. To help disseminate government socio-political policies to grass root African minorities- thus helping to ease understanding. V. To promote social interaction among African minorities in Scotland irrespective of country of origin. VI. To encourage and break barriers between Africans living in Scotland and the entire Scottish populace. VII. To be the Voice of the Africans resident in Scotland.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator

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