Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 11

Future income +5
No PartB

Grant maker support: +11

Overall GiG Score: 16

AFRO INNOVATION GROUP

Extensive Advice and advocacy support on a range of needs; e.g. to support immigration and family reunion, enable access to health services, improve health/wellbeing literacy;Skills development/training to improve employability; including work placements/ experiences. Supporting successful integration through e.g. our arts programmes in partnership r key partners.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£416,690	£251,536	£165,154	34
31/03/22		£0	£0	£0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.afroinno.org

info@afroinno.org

01162081340

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other individual and family services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Congo (Democratic Republic), Kenya, Tanzania, Throughout England, Uganda,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
34 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Henry Smith Charity	£138,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£52,250
AB Charitable Trust	£20,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Afro-Innovation Group
£138,000	06/11/2023	towards three years‘ running costs of the ‘BASE+‘ project providing support for migrant, refugees and asylum seekers across Leicestershire.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Afro Innovation Group
£2,250	14/12/2022	One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Afro Innovation Group (AIG)
£20,000	21/04/2022	A restricted grant of £20,000 towards activities in the UK. AIG delivers advice, advocacy, training and community activities with B.A.M.E communities in Leicester, particularly migrants, refugees ....more A restricted grant of £20,000 towards activities in the UK. AIG delivers advice, advocacy, training and community activities with B.A.M.E communities in Leicester, particularly migrants, refugees and people seeking asylum.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Renew grant to Afro Innovation Group
£50,000	25/05/2021 24	Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Afro Innovation Group.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

DEVILLE POTO MOTO Appointed: 2020

NEJAH ALWICH Appointed: 2020

RWAKASIHI MAREMBO Appointed: 2020

ANNETTE NGALULA Appointed: 2020

LILIAN RUDO MUKUDU (Chair) Appointed: 2020

NICOLA BABUNGA Appointed: 2022

RAOUL KOUNKOU Appointed: 2020

TAYSIR AL- FAYED Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/10/2020, number: 1191803

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from AFRO-INNOVATION GROUP on 25/10/2023

Main office

Afro Innovation Group
FLOOR 6
60 CHARLES STREET
LEICESTER
LE1 1FB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1.TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO MIGRANTS AND THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS IN THE EAST MIDLANDS AREA BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING FACILITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM WITH THE ADAPTION WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY, WITH THE OBJECTS OF: -A)PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTHB)ADVANCING THEIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING;C)RELIEVING THEM FROM FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND UNEMPLOYMENT; ANDD)ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE 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 CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.2)TO RELIVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN AFRICA THROUGH SUCH SUPPORT AND SERVICES AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM APPROPRIATE.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORIZE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT SCOTLAND ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT NORTHERN IRELAND 2008.

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