Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 15

Future income +5
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Large volunteers +3
Overall weighted support: +12

Overall GiG Score: 19

CONGOLESE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by working with people in wales and its surrounding areas who are socially excluded on the grounds of their ethnic origin, religion, belief or creed (in particular members of the Congolese community) to relieve the needs of such people and assist them to integrate into society.

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit
30/05/23	£108,311	£107,599	£712
30/05/22	£56,233	£55,870	£363
30/05/21	£121,035	£120,338	£697

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.cdpwales.org.uk

info@cdpwales.org.uk

07985667745

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

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

GiG Classification

General Community services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Congo (Democratic Republic), Throughout Wales,

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

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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

National Lottery Community Fund	£139,067
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£74,456
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£52,250
Garfield Weston Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Congolese Development Project
£64,456	07/11/2023	Revealing the Swansea and surrounding areas' industrial hweritage!
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Support Project
£99,095	13/06/2023 24	The Congolese Development Project will use £99095 over two years to develop their services to include skills in parenting children and teenagers as part of the culturally sensitive holistic advice ....more The Congolese Development Project will use £99095 over two years to develop their services to include skills in parenting children and teenagers as part of the culturally sensitive holistic advice and support work. Bydd Congolese Development Project yn defnyddio £99095 dros ddwy flynedd er mwyn datblygu eu gwasanaethau i gynnwys sgiliau bod yn rhiant i blant a phobl ifanc yn eu harddegau fel rhan o gyngor cyfannol a gwaith cymorth sy’n ddiwylliannol sensitif.
National Lottery Community Fund - 75th Windrush Anniversary: Bringing the Community together!
£9,997	13/04/2023	The Congolese Development Project in Swansea will use £9997 to raise awareness of Windrush offering creative community sessions and finally a community exhibition during Windrush week in 2024. The ....more The Congolese Development Project in Swansea will use £9997 to raise awareness of Windrush offering creative community sessions and finally a community exhibition during Windrush week in 2024. The grant will pay for staff and volunteer costs equipment and materials training sessions and publicity. Bydd Congolese Development Project yn Abertawe’n defnyddio £9997 i godi ymwybyddiaeth am Windrush trwy gynnig sesiynau cymunedol creadigol ac arddangosfa gymunedol yn ystod wythnos Windrush yn 2024. Bydd y grant yn talu am gostau staff a gwirfoddolwyr cyfarpar a deunyddiau sesiynau hyfforddiant a chyhoeddusrwydd.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Congolese Development Project
£2,250	14/12/2022	One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
National Lottery Community Fund - Keep me safe: My Refuge!
£9,985	06/12/2022	Congolese Development Project in Swansea will work with women who have suffered domestic abuse to access support services and will provide them a safe and friendly environment with other women to get ....more Congolese Development Project in Swansea will work with women who have suffered domestic abuse to access support services and will provide them a safe and friendly environment with other women to get together and enhance their self-esteem and confidence. £9985 will fund a sessional worker counselling sessions volunteer costs refreshments hall hire music therapy sessions publicity and evaluation costs. Bydd Congolese Development Project yn Abertawe yn gweithio gyda menywod sydd wedi dioddef camdrin domestig i gyrchu gwasanaethau cymorth a chreu amgylchedd diogel a chyfeillgar gyda menywod eraill i ddod ynghyd a gwella eu hunan-barch a’u hyder. Bydd £9985 yn talu am weithiwr sesiynol sesiynau cwnsela costau gwirfoddoli lluniaeth llogi neuadd sesiynau therapi cerdd cyhoeddusrwydd a chostau gwerthuso
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Congolese Development Project
£50,000	21/07/2022 24	Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Congolese Development Project
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Congolese Development Project
£10,000	14/09/2021	Cocorico!
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid 19 - Be Brave after Covid-19!
£9,990	29/07/2021	Congolese Development Project in Swansea will use £9990 to provide counselling sessions and yoga classes to support unemployed women whose mental health has been negatively affected by the pandemic.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	12/02/2021	Mental Health and Wellbeing among BAME
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid19 - Supporting Vulnerable people during Covid-19/Swansea.
£10,000	27/04/2020 9	Congolese Development Project in Swansea will support elderly people living alone helping with their shopping driving them to health appointments spreading awareness of COVID-19 scams and starting an ....more Congolese Development Project in Swansea will support elderly people living alone helping with their shopping driving them to health appointments spreading awareness of COVID-19 scams and starting an online wellbeing class. £10000 will fund a project Coordinator marketing transport volunteer expenses food refreshments and essential items. Bydd Prosiect Datblygu Congo yn Abertawe yn cefnogi pobl oedrannus sy'n byw ar eu pennau eu hunain yn helpu gyda'u siopa yn eu gyrru i apwyntiadau iechyd yn lledaenu ymwybyddiaeth o sgamiau Covid-19 ac yn cychwyn dosbarth lles ar-lein. Bydd £10000 yn ariannu Cydlynydd prosiect marchnata trafnidiaeth treuliau gwirfoddolwyr bwyd lluniaeth ac eitemau hanfodol.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

JEAN PAUL OTIS BOLAMU BASIKI Appointed: 2019

KOKISA BUKA (Chair) Appointed: 2018

THIERRY KONDE Appointed: 2018

WILLY MAKUALA Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/05/2020, number: 1189677

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
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

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

34A ORCHARD STREET
SWANSEA
34a Orchard Street
SWANSEA
SA1 5AW

Objectives

“TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN SWANSEA AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF OR CREED (IN PARTICULAR MEMBERS OF THE CONGOLESE COMMUNITY) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY:1/ PROVIDING A LOCAL NETWORK GROUP THAT ENCOURAGES AND ENABLES MEMBERS OF THE CONGOLESE COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY.2/ INCREASING OR CO-ORDINATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE CONGOLESE COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, TO ENABLE THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THAT COMMUNITY.”