Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 6

HEART OF AFRICA

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Total income	£5,590	£12,376	£3,200	£40,250	£27,550	£53,040
Total spending	£5,590	£9,676	£3,200	£40,250	£27,506	£53,040
Surplus/deficit	£0	£2,700	£0	£0	£44	£0

Established: 9 years

https://www.heartofafricauk.org

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Other individual and family services

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The advancement of health
The promotion of religious or racial harmony

Where it operates

UK and overseas, main operating location: South Lanarkshire

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Loneliness Is Everyone's Business
£9,100	28/02/2022	The group will use the funding to deliver weekly intercultural community cooking classes at their community cafe in Bridgeton.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Heart of Africa
£4,900	15/12/2020	To develop a community larder which will redistribute surplus food from local supermarkets, to anyone in the community in need.
Corra Foundation - Food_Fund_COVID19-20/2207
£22,100	29/04/2020	to contribute to the additional operating costs enabling you to offer support to vulnerable people who have been faced by further barriers due to COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - Heart of Africa Community Cafe
£8,176	29/11/2018 12	This group will use funding to deliver dance and cooking activities to promote cultural awareness, connectedness and sharing between ethnic groups.

Amount

When
Months

To be used for

National Lottery Community Fund - Loneliness Is Everyone's Business

£9,100

28/02/2022

The group will use the funding to deliver weekly intercultural community cooking classes at their community cafe in Bridgeton.

Foundation Scotland - Grant to Heart of Africa

£4,900

15/12/2020

To develop a community larder which will redistribute surplus food from local supermarkets, to anyone in the community in need.

Corra Foundation - Food_Fund_COVID19-20/2207

£22,100

29/04/2020

to contribute to the additional operating costs enabling you to offer support to vulnerable people who have been faced by further barriers due to COVID19

National Lottery Community Fund - Heart of Africa Community Cafe

£8,176

29/11/2018
12

This group will use funding to deliver dance and cooking activities to promote cultural awareness, connectedness and sharing between ethnic groups.

HEART OF AFRICA

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Corra Foundation	£22,100
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,100
Foundation Scotland	£4,900