Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • Static board: -3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

MACULELE UK- AFRO-BRAZILIAN ARTS & CULTURAL EXCHANGE INSTITUTE (ABACEI)

We run projects using the Afro- Brazilian martial arts capoeira, arts, music, dance and performing arts as the vehicle of education and the inspiration for people in UK. Our activities are aimed to support, children, young people, vulnerable adults, children with disabilities and families to develop their skills in order to have a better chance to integrate in the community and a better future;
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

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
31/12/23£22£21£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£21£19£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£21£19£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20*£20£19£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£24£22£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£23£22£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£20£19£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£19£19£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£20£19£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£23£23£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

www.culturalexchange.org.uk

community@abacei.com

07425337404

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barnet, Brighton And Hove, Essex, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington And Chelsea, Lambeth, Luton, Southwark, Tower Hamlets,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
Sport England£19,988
London Borough of Southwark£10,200
Sussex Community Foundation£10,000
Co-Operative Group£6,020
Greater London Authority£4,900
Woodward Charitable Trust£1,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Woodward Charitable Trust - Core costs
£1,000 15/03/2024
Core costs
Sport England - Young's women social inclusion
£4,500 16/11/2023
5
A self-defence Capoeira project for 80 girls and young women. It will provide four classes per week involving two weekly self-defence sessions (1 x girls 12-17 and 1 x young women 18-25 and two weekly yoga 1 x girls 12-17 and 1 x young women 18-25). ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Fighting Inequality
£4,500 20/03/2023
11
Funding was provided towards an educational and social inclusion programme for disadvantaged young people.
Greater London Authority - Afro-Brazilian Arts and Cultural Exchange Institute
£4,900 15/12/2022
Social Inclusion project for disadvantaged children and young people in Southwark, using martial arts, dances and rhythms as the vehicle to reduce isolation and facilitate their integration in the community, specially after the impact that Covid-19 ....more
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Young Womens Social Inclusion
£5,088 07/10/2022
This project is aimed at girls and women aged 12-25 from BAME groups, disadvantaged backgrounds, low income and those at risk of offending or social inclusion. The project would run yoga and self defence classes for these participants, with the self ....more
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Afro Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute
£3,500 31/03/2022
Neighbourhoods Fund - West Central grant from the Environment & Leisure department
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Fighting Inequality
£4,500 17/02/2022
This project will run a social inclusion programme in Southwark, offering acrobatics, dances and Capoeira to two groups - 4-11 year olds and 12-16 year olds targeting participants from disadvantaged backgrounds, low income, recent migrants, ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute
£3,500 17/11/2021
9
Funding was provided to cover coaches' fees to deliver the capoeira sessions.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute
£6,020 23/10/2021
Our project facilitates the inclusion of young, disadvantaged people by keeping them off the streets and away from gang formation. We aim to guide young people towards their educational development.
Sport England - TGC CF Fighting Inequality
£5,900 10/05/2021
12
This project will teach capoeira to girls in two age groups - 16-19 and 20-25, helping their mental and physical well being as well as community integration.
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute
£3,500 01/04/2020
Neighbourhoods Fund - North East grant from the Environment & Leisure department for Cultural Exchange
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Aluaie Capoeira Ltd
£3,200 01/04/2020
Neighbourhoods Fund - South grant from the Environment & Leisure department for Capoeira for a Better Life
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute
£2,000 24/03/2020
9
Funding was provided for project costs of a social inclusion programme to engage children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and that are at risk of social inclusion.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute
£6,355 15/11/2019
We want to buy materials for a social inclusion project that provides martial arts and dance sessions for disadvantaged children.
Greater London Authority - Capoeira social inclusion Programme
£3,590 01/07/2019
Our goal is to deliver a social inclusion project with children and young people, in which Capoeira will be the tool for the integration in the community and their skills' development. The activities will take place in Elephant and Castle, Sothwark. ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute
£3,900 15/03/2019
11
Funding was provided for instructor fees for a social inclusion project.
National Lottery Community Fund - Fighting Inequality
£6,000 12/06/2018
12
The funding will be used to run martial activities for children and young people. The project aims to give people from low income backgrounds the opportunity to learn new skills and also help integrate them in to the community.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer play scheme
£1,000 01/06/2018
Towards a summer play scheme.
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to ABACEI
£500 28/02/2018
To run an educational programme (dance, music, martial arts) for children (4 - 12) and young people (13 to 18) from disadvantaged backgrounds. The project will offer 70 hours of activity over 35 weeks and will engage 35+ young people.
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute (Cultural Exchange)
£1,000 17/11/2017
9
To deliver cultural activities involving music, dance and martial arts as a tool for social inclusion among the most disadvantaged children and young people
London Marathon Charitable Trust - Fighting Inequality
£5,350 21/04/2017
Towards the cost of purchasing soft flooring for ABACEI to encourage participation in the Afro-Brazilian martial art of Capoeira, associated dances and activities (including acrobatics, CapoYoga and Capofit), particularly among young women.
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute (Cultural Exchange)
£1,000 07/11/2016
11
To deliver cultural activities involving music, dance and martial arts as a tool for social inclusion among the most disadvantaged children and young people
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute (Cultural Exchange)
£500 19/11/2015
Martial arts classes, sports and clutural activities
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer play scheme for vulnerable children
£500 19/06/2015
Towards a summer play scheme for vulnerable children in Southwark.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

  • BALINT SZULE Appointed: 2016
  • JEFFERSON BISPO DE OLIVEIRA Appointed: 2014
  • KAREN WELTON Appointed: 2019
  • LAURA AYUSO Appointed: 2014
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/05/2014, number: 1157115
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR20: 10 days late,
Main office

Kemp house
152-160 City Road
london
LONDON
EC1V 2NX

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR CAPOEIRA (AFRO-BRAZILIAN MARTIAL ART) AND ITS ASSOCIATED PERFORMING ARTS, MUSIC AND DANCES TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE TEACHING OF THE AFRO-BRAZILIAN MARTIAL ART CAPOEIRA AND OTHER AFRO-BRAZILIAN ARTS AND CULTURE BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME SEE FIT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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