Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

AFRICA RESEARCH INSTITUTE 

EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ON AFRICAN AFFAIRS
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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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*£105£89£16n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£51£88£-37n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£180£94£86n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£61£95£-34n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£60£85£-25n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£0£4£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£0£10£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£110£31£79£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£10£12£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/03/13£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/03/12£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/03/11£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/03/10£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/03/09£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£2£0£2£0£0£0n/a00

Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 101%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Established: 17 years

www.africaresearchinstitute.org

enquiries@africaresearchinstitute.co.uk

01568708744

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
GiG Classification
  • Scientific research and testing services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/03/2007, number: 1118470
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR23: 20 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR08: 110 days late,
Main office

STREET COURT
KINGSLAND
LEOMINSTER
HEREFORDSHIRE
HR6 9QA

Objectives

3.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE UK, AFRICA AND ELSEWHERE IN SUBJECTS OF GOOD GOVERNANCE, HEALTH, GENDER ISSUES, TRADE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL AID, HUMAN WELFARE AND POVERTY RELIEF RELATING TO COUNTRIES AND SOCIETI0ES IN AFRICA AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT AFRICA GENERALLY AND THE CHALLENGES IT FACES; AND 3.2 TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO THE ABOVE SUBJECT AREAS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH. THE TRUSTEES MUST USE THE INCOME AND MAY USE THE CAPITAL OF THE CHARITY IN PROMOTING THE OBJECTS..

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN THE UK, AFRICA AND ELSEWHERE.

Data Sources

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