Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 9

No PartB

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 9

COMMUNITY ACTIVE SUPPORT

Information, advice and guidance General and Sexual Health promotion and awareness Children and Youth activities, holidays, activities, homework clubs, learning and parental support scheme.Workshops, social and leisures event organisingBasic skills Training and Languages ClassesWork placement scheme, VolunteeringOutreach Activities, Heritagepartnership working and capacity building

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 21 years

www.communityactivesupport.org

CASCHARITY1@GMAIL.COM

02085327338

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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		£66	£45	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	36
31/03/22		£25	£25	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	13
31/03/21	*	£25	£25	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	26
31/03/20		£37	£36	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/19		£43	£37	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	23
31/03/18		£49	£47	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£48	£49	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£48	£60	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£47	£44	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£44	£41	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£37	£36	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£45	£43	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£54	£61	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£69	£62	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£38	£44	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£49	£62	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£50	£64	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£71	£35	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£35	£50	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£44	£26	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Congo (Democratic Republic), Throughout London,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
36 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 Heritage Fund	£99,774
DCMS	£10,000
The Clothworkers Foundation	£9,300
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Community Active Support
£99,774	10/08/2022	WOMAN ON THE MOVE
Woodward Charitable Trust - Summer Playscheme
£500	16/05/2022	Summer Playscheme
DCMS - CRF20: COMMUNITY ACTIVE SUPPORT
£10,000	14/10/2020	Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Community Active Support
£5,000	23/07/2020	Grant to Community Active Support meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Community Active Support (CAS)
£9,300	09/05/2019	purchase of IT and Sewing Equipment for a charity which works with disadvantaged minority communities in London
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Community Active Support
£15,000	10/04/2019 12	This small charity supports the migrant and RAS French-speaking African community in Barking and Dagenham as well as wider BAME groups with information and advice, work experience programme, ....more This small charity supports the migrant and RAS French-speaking African community in Barking and Dagenham as well as wider BAME groups with information and advice, work experience programme, culturally specific awareness raising and social events.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Community Active Support
£70,200	05/09/2018	Bridging Cultures
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer play scheme
£600	05/06/2018	Towards a summer play scheme.
National Lottery Community Fund - Ripple IT Skills Access and Training
£9,215	20/12/2017 1	This project will run a skills and training programme for disadvantaged people in the community, enabling them to develop new skills and remove barriers to employment and education.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer play scheme
£300	16/06/2017	Towards a summer play scheme.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a supplementary educational and learning support scheme
£1,000	04/11/2016	Towards a supplementary educational and learning support scheme for low achieving children from disadvantaged families in Barking & Dagenham.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer play scheme for disadvantaged children
£300	19/06/2015	Towards a summer play scheme for disadvantaged children.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Community Active Support
£10,000	07/01/2015	Congolese Troops and Porters in the First World War
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer holiday club for young people in Barking
£250	22/05/2014	Towards a summer holiday club for young people in Barking.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Community Active Support
£20,000	29/04/2014	The charity provides a range of support, mainly to Black & French African communities. Service users accessing advice and advocacy support will be able to make informed decisions, be better able ....more The charity provides a range of support, mainly to Black & French African communities. Service users accessing advice and advocacy support will be able to make informed decisions, be better able to manage their finances and get support at times of crisis.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Youth led multicultural summer playscheme in Dagenham
£500	18/05/2012	Towards a youth led multicultural summer playscheme in Dagenham.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Series of youth led community cohesion events
£500	28/05/2010	Towards running a series of youth led community cohesion events throughout the summer in Dagenham.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

BEATRICE MUSHIYA Appointed: 2013

EMMANUELLE NANOU KABONGO

EUNICE KAPINGA Appointed: 2012

FRANCIS SITA (Chair)

MS CELESTINE MUCHAILA

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/12/2002, number: 1095082

Gift Aid

NOT 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: 1 days late,

Main office

COMMUNITY ACTIVE SUPPORT
RIPPLE CENTRE
121-125 RIPPLE ROAD
BARKING
ESSEX
IG11 7FN

Objectives

A) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN GREATER LONDON AND ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE CONGOLESE OR OF AFRICAN ORIGIN, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE FRENCH SPEAKING, BY THE RELIEVING THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED BY THE REASON OF POVERTY, SICKNESS OR DISTRESS BY ADVANCING EDUCATION AND PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS FOR WHOM THE FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED.B) FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF CONGOLESE OR OF AFRICAN ORIGIN, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE FRENCH SPEAKING, WHO ARE RESIDENT OR INTENDING TO RESIDE IN GREATER LONDON OR ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSON WITH FREE, CONFIDENTIAL, AND IMPARTIAL ADVICE, INFORMATION, ASSISTANCE, REPRESENTATION, COUNSELLING, TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION SERVICES IN MATTERS SUCH AS IMMIGRATION, MONEY DEBTS, WELFARE BENEFITS, HEALTH HOUSING, SOCIAL SERVICES, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT.C) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND ADVICE ON HEALTH ISSUES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER LONDON AND ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

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