Overall GiG Score: 22 ?
Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 11
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +11

AFRICA ADVOCACY FOUNDATION 

AAF activities in the UK, Europe and Africa include: - Information, advice, guidance and advocacy- Campaign to end Violence Against Women and Girls- Specialist training for frontline professionals, community workers, health advocates- Sexual health/HIV awareness campaigns and HIV testing- Specialist HIV and FGM support services- Info resources
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
Established: 8 years

www.africadvocacy.org

info@africadvocacy.org

02086984473

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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£1,337£1,255£82£18£1,081£7627.3958
31/03/22£1,125£1,048£77£0£999£6867.910176
31/03/21*£1,020£779£242£0£922£6109.410145
31/03/20£498£484£14n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/19£454£435£20n/an/an/an/an/a67
31/03/18£358£336£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£339£316£24£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 71%
Reserves/Spending: 7.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 3.2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • 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
Who works here?
  • 9 employees
  • 58 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sierra Leone, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Throughout England And Wales, Uganda,

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
Comic Relief£538,028
City Bridge Trust£450,008
National Lottery Community Fund£332,502
Henry Smith Charity£97,900
DCMS£90,000
BBC Children in Need£79,938
The London Community Foundation£54,810
Barrow Cadbury Trust£50,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Africa Advocacy Foundation
£275,000 01/07/2022
24
£275,000 over two years (£130,733; £144,267) towards the salary costs of staff within the One Voice Network and National Aids Trust involved in delivering the Unheard Voices project; funding also ....more
Comic Relief - Safe Community Hub
£117,900 08/09/2021
6
SAFE ComHub is a digital platform designed to transform service delivery for black women and girls who are at risk or experiencing violence including those living with HIV, survivors of FGM, ....more
Comic Relief - Hidden Voices Project
£132,128 22/06/2021
12
Hidden Voices will provide culturally, language and faith appropriate support services to empower and improve the safety, health and wellbeing of 80 black African migrant women and girls in London ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Africa Advocacy Foundation
£25,000 08/06/2021
£25,000 towards the development phase of a user-led partnership to enable and empower Black communities living with HIV to tackle structural inequalities by holding decision-makers to account, ....more
Comic Relief - Community React Fund
£288,000 26/01/2021
COVID19 - Community React Fund will work with community groups supporting African and Caribbean communities experiencing barriers in accessing services and most affected by Covid-19. The grant will ....more
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Africa Advocacy Foundation
£9,840 17/12/2020
5
The funding will be used to develop and deliver a BAME Acceleration Employability Programme. This programme is a response to a critical community need, supporting a group that has historically faced ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Africa Advocacy Foundation
£97,900 23/10/2020
12
towards one year's running costs of a project focused on enhancing the mental health of older people most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in London.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - Africa Advocacy Foundation
£50,000 07/10/2020
6
To provide advocacy and emergency food and essential items for vulnerable migrants.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Africa Advocacy Foundation
£41,308 28/09/2020
towards development and implementation of COMMUNITYHUB, a digital platform to help service users continue to be in contact remotely and utilise key services, as outlined in your application.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£90,000 22/09/2020
"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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Africa Advocacy Foundation (AAF)
£79,938 09/09/2020
12
COVID19 - This grant will fund counselling and digital support for children and young carers caring for parents and family with HIV affected by Covid-19. The services will improve physical and mental ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Africa Advocacy Foundation
£14,145 23/07/2020
Grant to Africa Advocacy Foundation meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Africa Advocacy Foundation
£44,970 17/07/2020
Additional costs due to COVID-19 lockdown until end of October 2020 as outlined in your application budget. Please note that your application has been part funded as confirmed with you by MOPAC.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Africa Advocacy Foundation (AAF)
£25,190 08/05/2020
A grant of £25,190 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Africa Advocacy Foundation (AAF)
£9,230 09/04/2020
A one-off, unrestricted grant of £9,230, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisations current grant.
Trust for London - Africa Advocacy Foundation
£5,000 07/04/2020
3
The funding is for providing urgent support for vulnerable individuals at risk and lacking food and essential items due to the COVID19 emergency.
National Lottery Community Fund - Uzima Project
£332,502 02/03/2020
35
This project will support and empower over 100 unaccompanied refugee girls aged 11-18 annually who are victims of female genital mutilation and harmful practices. There will be tailored and ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Africa Advocacy Foundation (AAF)
£74,280 26/09/2019
24
£74,280 over two years (£36,920, £37,360) towards a part-time salary (21hrs d/p/w), project costs and overheads of a project to support young women in addressing the psychological impact of female ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Africa Advocacy Foundation
£9,400 25/07/2019
purchase of 30 ipads for a charity which works with disadvantaged minority communities in London
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Africa Advocacy Foundation
£94,000 27/03/2019
36
The grant will support the charity's work with refugees and asylum seekers who are unaccompanied and are survivors of FGM.
Department of Health - PrEP & Prejudice
£75,000 12/10/2018
PrEP and Prejudice (P&P) campaign comprises six BAME grassroots organisations determined to influence how Black African communities (BACs) engage in HIV prevention, specifically with the use of ....more
People's Health Trust - Precious Petals
£44,423 02/08/2018
This two-year project offered support activities run by and for women from Lewisham who are living with the consequences of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). It included a range of activities ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Africa Advocacy Foundation
£100,400 07/09/2017
36
towards three years' running costs of the 'Revive Project', supporting refugee girls with experience of FGM in the London Boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham
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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/12/2015, number: 1164778
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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
7 returns made; AR21: 28 days late,
Main office

76 Elmer Road
LONDON
SE6 2ER

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: (A) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS IN COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCING DISADVANTAGE BOTH IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS (B) TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE HEALTH AND TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THOSE SUFFERING FROM POOR HEALTH (C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING RESOURCES AND PLATFORMS FOR LEARNING (D) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE (E) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED

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