Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 1

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs low: +3

Only 3 Trustees: -2

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -2

AFRICAN RELIEF FUND

ARF activities were mainly education, supporting schools in Somalia and emergency food aid.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
This charity has a robust balance sheet
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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		£517	£312	£205	£16	£503	£468	18	4	15
31/03/22		£264	£325	£-62	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/21	*	£346	£376	£-29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/20		£710	£568	£143	£90	£388	£208	4.4	10	40
31/03/19		£456	£544	£-87	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/18		£651	£652	£-2	£55	£333	£333	6.1	10	0
31/03/17		£404	£413	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£339	£317	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£360	£264	£95	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£204	£244	£-39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£626	£587	£38	£387	£266	£266	5.4	6	0
31/03/12	*	£750	£603	£147	£171	£228	£228	4.5	5	0
31/03/11		£186	£130	£56	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£155	£176	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£387	£360	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£15	£143	£-128	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£718	£590	£128	£0	£146	£0	n/a	1	0
31/03/06	*	£877	£863	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£78	£74	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£7	£7	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 93%
Reserves/Spending: 18 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 19 months
Quick Ratio: 159.9

Asset Split ?

Established: 27 years

www.arf.org.uk

info@arf.org.uk

01217534339

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

International poverty relief

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Birmingham City, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Kuwait, Somalia, Tanzania, The Gambia, Throughout London, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,560	03/07/2020	"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."

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

AHMED HIRSI Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: AFRICAN RELIEF FUND,

HOSSEIN SOYAN FARAH (Chair), Other trusteeship: AFRICAN RELIEF FUND,

MARYAN FARAH Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: AFRICAN RELIEF FUND,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/06/1997, number: 1062752

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR21: 371 days late, AR13: 286 days late, AR12: 13 days late, AR10: 137 days late, AR09: 215 days late, AR08: 131 days late, AR07: 293 days late, AR06: 126 days late,

Main office

26 GRANGE ROAD
SMALL HEATH
BIRMINGHAM
B10 9QN

Objectives

(A) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND ADVANCE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE IN ECONOMICALLY UNDER-DEVELOPED COMMUNITIES IN AFRICA. (B) TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY AND LONG-TERM RELIEF TO COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY SOCIAL AND NATURAL DISASTERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources