Finance Score: -12

Governance Score: -8

Support Score: 2

Accounts overdue -5
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

CC Inquiry: -2Only 4 Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Static board: -3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -18

OBAC-(ORGANISATION OF BLIND AFRICANS & CARIBBEANS)

1) To relieve the needs of disabled people in particular the blind and partially sighted by provision of an Information and Advice Service, education and training provisions for pathways into employment.2)To work with similar likeminded organisations/individuals outside the UK (Africa and the Caribbean) for the benefits of marginalised and disadvantaged people and communities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Charities Commission has initated an Inquiry into this charity (see details below)
There are only 4 trustees
The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

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 2 occasions over the last 5 years
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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
31/03/22	*	£95	£184	£-89	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21	*	£208	£196	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/20	*	£177	£208	£-31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/19		£194	£206	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/18		£126	£140	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	10
31/03/17	*	£73	£162	£-89	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£158	£155	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£196	£195	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£168	£187	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£220	£288	£-68	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 13 years

www.obac.org.uk

info@obac.org.uk

02077353400

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Organisation of Blind Africans & Caribbeans
£16,337	01/04/2018	Community Capacity grant from the Place & Wellbeing department
National Lottery Community Fund - Bridging the Gap - My Money Counts
£340,675	20/09/2017 36	This group will develop an existing project which aims to address the poverty impacting on the lives of disabled Black Minority Ethnic people. The project aims to support them to maintain and live ....more This group will develop an existing project which aims to address the poverty impacting on the lives of disabled Black Minority Ethnic people. The project aims to support them to maintain and live within their budget thus avoiding spiralling into crisis situations. The group will provide advice and information services, guidance and workshops, with a focus on empowering those being supported to build their confidence and skills in relation to managing their money and general wellbeing.
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Organisation of Blind Africans & Caribbeans
£16,337	01/04/2017	Community Capacity grant from the Housing & Modernisation department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Organisation of Blind Africans & Caribbeans
£16,337	01/04/2016	Community Capacity grant from the Housing & Modernisation department for Core costs
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Organisation for Blind African & Caribbeans (OBAC)
£15,000	08/10/2014	The charity supports blind and disabled African Caribbeans. The funding will support the development of the charity through a fundraising and positioning plan.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bridging the Gap: Support and Brokerage
£291,179	21/11/2012 36	A project in London aiming to ensure that disabled adults and older people from BME backgrounds are able to choose and control their own care, by developing the skills, confidence and resources they ....more A project in London aiming to ensure that disabled adults and older people from BME backgrounds are able to choose and control their own care, by developing the skills, confidence and resources they need to increase their independence. It will improve beneficiary wellbeing and address identified issues of poor confidence and skills which could send the individuals into poverty as a result of being insufficiently prepared to cope with the personalisation of care budgets._x000B__x000B_T

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 57-74

DIIB JAMA Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Social Worker

RASHEED BELLO Appointed: 2011

DWIGHT WATSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Businessman

RUTH BISHOP Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Unemployed

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/05/2011, number: 1142005
Registered at Companies House on 19/11/2010, number: 07445499

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Public Reports

2023-02-07 - STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

11 returns made; AR22: 243 days late, AR21: 1 days late, AR20: 60 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR12: 1 days late,

Main office

ORGANISATION OF BLIND AFRICAN
CARIBBEANS
GLOUCESTER HOUSE
8-10 CAMBERWELL NEW ROAD
LONDON
SE5 0TA

Objectives

1) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR THE BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED BY PROVISION OF AN INFORMATION AND ADVICE SERVICE 2) TO PROMOTE ALL OR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS.3) TO WORK WITH SIMILAR LIKEMINDED ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE THE UK AND IN PARTICULAR AFRICA AND THE CARIBBEAN TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFITS OF MARGINALISED AND DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES.

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