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Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -8
Support Score: 7
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Latest return overdue -5
  • Multiple returns filed late: -3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

AFRICAN WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AND INFORMATION CENTRE

Supplementary education and Study Support Classes - Providing English and Maths Support (Key Stage 1 to 4) according to the National CurriculumProviding Literacy and Numeracy Support to children and young people to help achieve the National Literacy Standards.Providing ICT vocational training, employment (job search support)Promoting Community Cohesion - Cultural events, functions,
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    and returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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
31/03/22*£17£15£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21*£18£17£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£54£46£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
?31/03/19*£25£18£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18*£42£38£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£27£22£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£25£19£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£14£10£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£8£7£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13*£2£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12*£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£1£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09*£6£10£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£5£5£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£23£22£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£27£33£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05?*£22£19£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/04£17£13£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 21 years

e.c.s.i.c@hotmail.co.uk

07508050586

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • 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
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Algeria, Burundi, Cameroon, City Of London, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
City Bridge Trust£14,834
National Lottery Community Fund£9,714
DCMS£9,576
The London Community Foundation£6,996
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to African Women Empowerment And Information Centre
£9,986 08/12/2020
0
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,576 24/07/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting isolated and poor people
£9,714 15/05/2020
12
The funding will be used to help local residents primarily from BME backgrounds facing financial hardships and isolation during the current Covid-19 lockdown. The support will include food parcels and language support for those who have English as a ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to African Women Empowerment And Information Centre
£4,848 12/05/2020
A grant of £4,848 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to African Women Empowerment and Information Centre
£6,996 22/04/2020
The project aims to help local single women and refugees facing financial hardships and isolation during this current situation. We are targeting poor households who are self-isolated and confined. They need help for daily life, food and basic items ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Helping local people improve their Health
£9,899 03/05/2017
12
This project will raise awareness of health issues by providing advice on local services, educational sessions on HIV prevention and referrals and by promoting physical activity and healthy eating for the benefit of local minority communities, ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to African Women Empowerment and Information Centre
£3,600 08/02/2016
IT equipment for a charity in London
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

  • ARSEMA YOHANESS Appointed: 2022
  • FEVEN HADERA (Chair)
  • MEASA WOLDEYOHANS Appointed: 2016
  • SENAYET MEHARY Appointed: 2015
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/03/2004, number: 1102744
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 30 days late, AR21: 30 days late, AR19: 4 days late, AR18: 18 days late, AR16: 16 days late, AR13: 14 days late, AR12: 16 days late, AR09: 25 days late, AR08: 155 days late, AR07: 29 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 19 days late,
Main office

ROOM 14
1 THORPE CLOSE
LADBROKE GROVE
LONDON
W10 5XL

Objectives

1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ERITREAN COMMUNITY IN GREATER LONDON WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE REFUGEES OR ASYLUM SEEKERS IN TRANSLATING AND INTERPRETING SERVICES IN MATTERS SUCH AS WELFARE BENEFITS, HEALTH, HOUSING, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING AND;2) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS HAVING NEED OF FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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