Finance Score: -50
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • In administration/insolvent: -50
  • No PartB
    Overall GiG Score: -50 ?

    THE CARAF CENTRE 

    Educational Courses.Saturday School.Playschemes
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Financial issues to consider:

    • This charity is in Administration or Insolvent

    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
    31/03/20£262£256£6n/an/an/an/an/a5
    31/03/19£303£276£26n/an/an/an/an/a1
    31/03/18£242£266£-24£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/17*£262£263£-1£0£0£0n/a01
    31/03/16£247£226£21£0£0£0n/a05
    31/03/15£233£222£11£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/14*£177£160£16£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/13*£127£120£7£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/12*£136£135£2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11*£149£170£-20£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/10*£172£160£12£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/09*£128£153£-25£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/08£215£195£19£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/07*£204£211£-6£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/06£307£308£-2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05*£220£268£-48£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04*£355£336£19£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 34 years

    www.thecarafcentre.co.uk

    admin@thecarafcentre.org.uk

    02072840030

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    GiG Classification
    • Community services
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Camden,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 5 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
    John Lyon's Charity£112,000
    Camden Giving£35,686
    City Bridge Trust£10,459
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to Caraf Centre
    £4,000 01/06/2021
    School holiday scheme
    Camden Giving - The CarAf Centre
    £5,686 24/05/2021
    The CarAf Centre
    Camden Giving - The CarAf Centre
    £30,000 28/04/2021
    Pro Touch CIC
    John Lyon's Charity - Main grant to Caraf Centre
    £108,000 10/03/2021
    36
    Centre Manager Salary
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to The CARAF Centre
    £10,459 19/06/2020
    £10,459.00 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, in order to carry on providing support to Londoners.
    National Lottery Community Fund - What works in raising achievement - parent, school & child.
    £10,000 19/08/2010
    12
    This is a project by a community group in Camden who will use the funding to hold a conference event bringing parents, young people and educational professionals together to discuss and plan ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

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

    Age Range of Trustees: 40-72
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/02/1990, number: 802760
    • Registered at Companies House on 11/10/1989, number: 02431265
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Other Regulators
    • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    17 returns made; AR17: 91 days late, AR14: 138 days late, AR13: 103 days late, AR12: 20 days late, AR11: 18 days late, AR10: 5 days late, AR09: 6 days late, AR07: 23 days late, AR05: 60 days late, AR04: 25 days late,
    Main office

    THE CARAF CENTRE
    27-30 CHERITON
    QUEENS CRESCENT
    LONDON
    NW5 4EZ

    Objectives

    TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN ORIGIN RESIDENT IN CAMDEN PARTICULARLY BY ASSISTING THE PARENTS AND TEACHERS OF SUCH CHILDREN.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    CAMDEN

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase

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