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Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

AFRICA SERVICES INTERNATIONAL

Leadership, Leadership development, strategic planning
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Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,393,819 available, equivalent to 55 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Spending is declining
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
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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
31/12/22£626£525£101£0£2,616£2,39454.735
31/12/21£637£576£61£0£2,673£2,47351.545
31/12/20£560£766£-206£0£2,424£2,14733.646
31/12/19£804£910£-107£0£2,535£2,38931.536
31/12/18£545£864£-320£0£2,416£2,36632.836
31/12/17£891£670£221£0£2,787£2,74549.120
31/12/16£882£525£358£0£2,426£2,38654.620
31/12/15£914£651£263£0£2,027£1,96336.250
31/12/14£480£518£-38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£505£484£20£23£1,660£1,50537.330
31/12/12£389£468£-79n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£388£374£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£428£673£-245n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£534£862£-328£6£1,780£1,60222.310
31/12/08£1,003£450£553£7£2,115£1,89450.510
31/12/07£607£700£-93£10£1,562£1,31022.510
31/12/06*£740£548£192n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£610£412£198n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04*£437£416£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 54.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 10.6
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 27 years

admin@africaservicesinternational.org

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Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Scientific research and testing services
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Chad, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Gloucestershire, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 36-68
  • ABDI MAHMOUD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Teacher
  • ANTHONY PAUL SWANSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director
  • COLIN MCDOUGALL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director
  • DANIEL BAETZ Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director
  • DUDLEY PATE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director
  • HELEN SHEPHERD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Doctor
  • PAULO HENRIQUE FENIMAN, Occupation: Missionary
  • PIN-HSUAN CHIANG Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Teacher
  • R KENNETH THIEL Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Director
  • RICHARD MAPLES Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Missionary
  • TIMOTHY COOK (Chair) Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • TSHEPANG BASUPI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/06/1997, number: 1062847
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/05/1997, number: 03371156
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR06: 29 days late, AR04: 9 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from SOMDEV on 09/11/2023
Main office

Africa Services International
Scott PLACE, Unit E
Abbey Wood Business Park
Emma Chris Way, Filton
BRISTOL
BS34 7JU

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENT OF BELIEF IN PARAGRAPH 4 HEREOF AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS IN AFRICA AND ELSEWHERE .

Defined Area of Benefit:

OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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