Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

FRENCH-AFRICAN WELFARE ASSOCIATION FAWA

SATURDAY SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSRUNNING AN OFFICE DROP- IN CENTRETRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION SERVICESREFERRAL OF CLIENTS TO OTHER SPECIALIST SERVICESPEER SUPPORT GROUPPARENTING SKILLS PROJECTYOUTH VOLUNTEERING OUTREACH-BASE WORKPROVIDING CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE ADVICE AND COUNSELLINGSEXUAL HEALTH PROMOTION/AWARENESS ORGANISING WORKSHOPSWORLD AID DAY EVENTS
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

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

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
31/03/23£114£99£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£69£86£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£218£174£44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£31£27£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£34£34£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£31£25£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£26£30£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£28£33£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15*£53£54£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£44£40£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£39£39£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£43£42£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£50£53£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£43£36£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£27£28£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£29£33£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£25£25£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£39£52£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£67£51£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 21 years

www.fawauk.net

fawauk@yahoo.co.uk

02087619397

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
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
National Lottery Community Fund£345,804
DCMS£57,490
Trust for London£45,000
The London Community Foundation£22,760
UK Community Foundations£18,912
The Clothworkers Foundation£9,900
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to French African Welfare Association
£9,900 12/07/2023
Purchase of computers and audio-visual equipment for a charity which works with disadvantaged minority communities in Greater London
National Lottery Community Fund - BAME facing Parenting in the UK
£336,224 30/09/2022
The funding will be used to develop the service by extending their culturally sensitive holistic advice and support and workshops. The project aims to include positive parenting skills for the French African community and the wider Black Asian and ....more
The London Community Foundation - Grant to French African Welfare Association
£7,000 18/12/2020
5
helping communities emerge stronger from the crisis, via befriending chats if feeling isolated or lonely, emotional (œsympathetic ear) support on issues and concerns, and for those facing unemployment, advice and training workshops on alternative ....more
UK Community Foundations - BAME Infrastructure Fund
£18,912 15/10/2020
Restricted funding for COVID-19 Relief (led by people of Black, Asian and/or Minority Ethnic Heritage)
The London Community Foundation - Grant to French African Welfare Association (FAWA)
£9,400 24/09/2020
To increase our telephone-support service for befriending and confidential advice; increase our online resources and recruit young volunteers to guide older residents on computer basics; prearranged face-to-face meetings at residents’ ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£9,400 24/09/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£48,090 19/08/2020
"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
Trust for London - French African Welfare Association
£15,000 29/07/2020
6
The funding is to increase its telephone-support service for befriending and confidential advice; increase its online resources and recruit young volunteers to guide older residents on computer basics; prearranged face-to-face meetings at ....more
The London Community Foundation - Grant to French African Welfare Association (FAWA)
£6,360 16/06/2020
The funding will cover the cost of essential equipment, staff time and , volunteer expenses that FAWA needs to deliver remote put necessary client casework, support services, information, advice and guidance for over 150 beneficiaries we support who ....more
Trust for London - French African Welfare Association
£30,000 03/06/2020
24
The funding is for the training and support of 20 champion leaders from the African and BAME communities in London so they can help people in their community to address the root causes of poverty.
National Lottery Community Fund - Singing and Dancing together Group for older people
£9,580 24/01/2020
10
The funding will be used to deliver an advice service and activities for elderly people. The project aims to reduce isolation, improve mental health and increase physical activity.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to French African Welfare Association
£24,000 29/04/2014
The charity provides services for the FrenchAfrican speaking communities in Croydon and Lewisham. The funding will support their parenting skills project to deliver parent/child support workshops.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

  • ANTHONY BANDON Appointed: 2023
  • AMA ASARE Appointed: 2022
  • ANDREW NGWENYA Appointed: 2022
  • HANNA LANE Appointed: 2024
  • MERCY MEDEH FORBA Appointed: 2023
  • SANTA ACIRO Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/04/2004, number: 1103174
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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • 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
19 returns made; AR16: 2 days late, AR15: 1 days late, AR07: 38 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 29 days late,
Main office

537 NORWOOD ROAD
LONDON
SE27 9DL

Objectives

1. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AMONGST PEOPLE OF AFRICAN BACKGROUND IN PARTICULAR, THOSE FROM FRENCH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES ('THE BENEFICIAL CLASS').2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONGST THE BENEFICIAL CLASS, SO AS TO IMPROVE THEIR OPPORTUNITY OF OBTAINING GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT.3. ANY OTHER PURPOSES CHARITABLE BY LAW AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR, THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AMONGST THE BENEFICIAL CLASS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE EUROPE - UK - LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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