Finance Score: -11

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 7

Accounts overdue -5
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker 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,

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
Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years
Income has been volatile recently

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
31/03/22	*	£17	£15	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/21	*	£18	£17	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/20		£54	£46	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/19	*	£25	£18	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/18	*	£42	£38	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	3
31/03/17		£27	£22	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£25	£19	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£14	£10	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£8	£7	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£2	£1	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£3	£3	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£1	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£6	£10	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£5	£5	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£23	£22	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£27	£33	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05?	*	£22	£19	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/04		£17	£13	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 20 years

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

07508050586

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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

Services for females

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 works here?

Unknown number of employees
5 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

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 ....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."
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 ....more 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 second language.
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. ....more 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 to survive.
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 ....more 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, including refugees and asylum seekers. This will help address health inequalities through education and support.
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

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