AFRICAN WOMEN EMPOWERMENT FORUM (AWEF)

Charity number: 1191388
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

AWEF empowerment process seek to give African Women, Refugees and Asylum Seekers and their children the power of making decisions on their own, through having access to information and resources that will enhance them in making proper decision, grant them options from which they can make choices for themselves, then having the abilities to exercise assertiveness within collective decision-making .

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £53,172
Total expenditure: £36,627

People

5 Trustee(s)

4 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Nottingham City
  • Nottinghamshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 September 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Olga Maria Rebeiro Guedes BAILEY Chair 09 June 2006
None on record
Dr Roda Madziva Trustee 01 December 2023
REFUGEE ROOTS
Received: On time
Azza Omer Trustee 21 February 2023
None on record
Grace Kamau Trustee 23 September 2017
None on record
Faith Gakanje-Ajala Trustee 09 June 2006
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £0 £11.17k £18.95k £53.17k
Total expenditure £0 £11.17k £622 £36.63k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 18 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 18 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 09 February 2023 9 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 09 February 2023 9 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 13 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 13 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 21 Sep 2020

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE, ASYLUM SEEKER, AND MIGRANT STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS IN NEED THEREOF SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN NEW COMMUNITIES IN NOTTINGHAM CITY, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND EAST MIDLANDS. IN SUPPORT THEREOF ACCORDING TO STATUS PROVIDE: TRAINING IN BASIC SKILLS TO HELP FIND WORK; GENERAL EDUCATION INCLUDING LANGUAGE SKILLS; ACCESS HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SERVICES AND FACILITATE INTEGRATION IN SUCH A WAY THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY AND WITHIN THE WIDER COMMUNITY.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

IN NOTTINGHAM CITY, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND EAST MIDLANDS

Contact information

Address:
African Women Empowerment Forum
UNIT 2, VICTORIA COURT
KENT STREET
NOTTINGHAM
NG1 3LZ
Phone:
0774158165
Email:
info@awef.org.uk
Website:

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