Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 9

AFRICAN VOICE IN MOSTON

Supports isolated individuals and families through Outreach, Counselling, Advocacy and Referrals. We Promote youth inclusion, understand diverse cultures and Promote volunteering within the community . Well-being and Budgeting,Culture understanding, Networking .Supporting Depressed and struggling families. Sign-posting. Immigration Advice referrals. Food Bank.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£24	£18	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/22		£23	£24	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/21		£20	£18	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/20		£9	£9	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/19		£3	£2	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/18	*	£5	£5	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£3	£2	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.africanvoiceinmoston.org

africanvoiceinmoston@yahoo.com

01613121244

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Social & legal advocacy

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Manchester City,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
6 volunteers

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Collect & Go Food Bank (Crisis Support)
£23,551	16/02/2023	This funding will be used by African Voice in Moston to deliver their signposting support and food bank activities which provides support to families living in poverty in North Manchester. African ....more This funding will be used by African Voice in Moston to deliver their signposting support and food bank activities which provides support to families living in poverty in North Manchester. African Voice in Moston provide a drop-in service three days a week and feel good wellbeing sessions once a week and a foodbank once a week. They cover the areas of Harpurhey Blackley Monsall Moston Crumpsall Collyhurst and Dam-head in North Manchester. They work to meet the immediate crisis needs of vulnerable families in poverty isolation those fleeing domestic abuse those without recourse to public funds disabled people and struggling individuals on a low income. They specialise in working with those from Africa living in Manchester who have been affected most by the cost of living crisis due to language educational and cultural barriers that have left them at a disadvantage.
National Lottery Community Fund - Collect & Go food bank
£10,000	27/08/2021	The funding will be used to deliver food parcels particularly for low or no income Black Asian Minority Ethnic individuals and families providing people with the essentials to maintain their health. ....more The funding will be used to deliver food parcels particularly for low or no income Black Asian Minority Ethnic individuals and families providing people with the essentials to maintain their health. The project aims to promote emotional wellbeing and reduce the effects of food poverty.
National Lottery Community Fund - Outreach Support
£9,984	27/11/2020 6	The project will provide outreach support and drop-in services on such things as debt management employability skills and counselling to those unemployed in the community especially those with ....more The project will provide outreach support and drop-in services on such things as debt management employability skills and counselling to those unemployed in the community especially those with disabilities and BAME specifically African women. This will enable them to meet increased demands for services due to COVID-19 and help with wellbeing mental health and access to mainstream services and benefits.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

ADESHOLA BANKOLE Appointed: 2023

IBRAHIMA MBAYE (Chair) Appointed: 2019

YORISOLA OLADEJO Appointed: 2023

CYNTHIA OMOREGBE Appointed: 2023

MARY-JANE STEPHENS Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/02/2016, number: 1165418

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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; AR18: 30 days late, AR17: 31 days late,

Main office

54 Kilnside Drive
Harpurhey
MANCHESTER
M9 5QP

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN MANCHESTER, AND PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONG PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT, BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.

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