Overall GiG Score: 5 ?
Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

AFRICAN COMMUNITY HERITAGE HUB LIMITED 

Our main activities include:(1) Welfare and benefits advice service including; housing and homelessness, state benefits, employment, education & training & debt . (2) Children & young people activities including supplementary classes & young people employment.(3) Promote African culture and heritage through festivals and social events.(4) We promote education & health in Congo Democratic
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers, including a Community Foundation, recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

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
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 8 years

www.africancoheritagehub.org

info@africancoheritagehub.org

01214088216

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
30/06/23£61£45£16n/an/an/an/an/a35
30/06/22£51£39£12n/an/an/an/an/a30
30/06/21£132£77£55n/an/an/an/an/a12
30/06/20£129£81£48n/an/an/an/an/a14
30/06/19£27£27£0n/an/an/an/an/a16
30/06/18£59£33£26£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/17£83£52£30£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 35 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 services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Congo (Democratic Republic),

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
People's Health Trust£27,003
Heart Of England Community Foundation£21,058
BBC Children in Need£11,672
DCMS£4,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer play scheme
£600 05/06/2023
Summer Play Scheme
People's Health Trust - The Big Community Embroidery
£9,358 12/04/2022
This two-year project is for women aged 50+ who are refugees, asylum seekers or other immigrants (from East of Congo, Eritrea, Somalia, Afghanistan & Syria) in the Sparkhill and Balsall Heath ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - POSITIVE PATHWAYS - ENHANCING EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS OF VULNERABLE YOUTH
£4,240 26/08/2021
To employ a Personal Employment Advisor, supported by volunteers, to improve employment outcomes for disadvantaged and vulnerable Black African young people.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - TACKLING EFFECTS OF COVID-19 ON MENTAL HEALTH IN OUR COMMUNITY.
£6,818 23/06/2021
To set up activities, such as walking clubs, befriending services (both of which will be new activities) and supplementary schooling to help the community recover from the effects of the pandemic, ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to African Community Heritage Hub Ltd
£3,000 28/01/2021
In order for the organisation to organise emergency food delivery for vulnerable older people and those shielding in Balsall Heath, Sparkbrook and Kings Heath. Collection of shopping and ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to African Community Heritage Hub Ltd
£9,696 30/11/2020
This project will provide academic support to young people disproportionately affected by Covid-19. This will help to improve engagement in EET, and improve self-belief and emotional wellness.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£4,500 30/09/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to African Community Heritage Hub Ltd
£1,976 17/06/2020
COVID19 - This request is for 2 laptops for staff to engage in online sessions with children and young people from migrant communities impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The grant will improve ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to African Community Heritage Hub Ltd
£2,000 20/04/2020
requested to provide vulnerable and isolated individuals in Balsall Heath and Sparkhill with food parcels and regular telephone contact. Volunteers will also support with collection of prescriptions ....more
People's Health Trust - SECOND STITCH
£17,645 04/07/2019
This 18-month project provided dressmaking and sewing classes using recycled materials to African women aged 50+ who are refugees, originally from the East of Congo, Eritrea, Somalia and Syria and ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - RENAISSANCE CUP - YOUTH FESTIVAL OF FOOTBALL
£5,000 27/06/2019
11
to deliver 12 months of weekly football sessions. Within this 12 month period they will deliver a minimum of 12 thought-provoking and interactive gun & knife crime workshops.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Art for Positive Change
£3,984 15/11/2017
11
Grant to African Community Heritage Hub Ltd
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to African Community Heritage Hub
£7,800 25/09/2017
purchase a minibus for a charity which works with disadvantaged minority community in Birmingham
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to African Community Heritage Hub Limited
£68,800 28/07/2015
Minding African Hidden Memories/The African Mind Migration and Well Being
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 28-69
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/04/2016, number: 1166438
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/06/2015, number: 09662329
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

UNIT 5
14-20 GEORGE STREET
BALSALL HEATH
BIRMINGHAM
B12 9RG

Objectives

1) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY [OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP] IN THE AFRICAN COMMUNITY AND WIDER COMMUNITY OF BIRMINGHAM AND WEST MIDLANDS BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE AFRICAN ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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