ORGANISATION OF BLIND AFRICAN CARIBBEANS

Charity number: 1042756
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To relieve the needs of blind/partially sighted Africans and Caribbeans by provision of an information and advice service. To promote and advance primarily the education of the client group by provision of work related training. Reference to blind and partially sighted include persons with other physical and sensory disabilities, including people from other ethnic minority communities in the UK.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2012

Total income: £393,985
Total expenditure: £399,322

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 December 1994: Standard registration
  • 07 May 2013: Removed (Funds transferred (incor))
  • 07 May 2013: Funds transferred to 1142005 OBAC-(ORGANISATION OF BLIND AFRICANS & CARIBBEANS)
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • OBAC (Working name)
  • THE ORGANISATION OF BLIND AFRICAN CARIBBEANS (Previous name)
Gift aid:
No information available
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
Land and property:
No information available

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2008 31/03/2009 31/03/2010 31/03/2011 31/03/2012
Total gross income £289.63k £243.21k £425.68k £446.73k £393.99k
Total expenditure £329.76k £298.46k £394.20k £412.10k £399.32k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A 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 2013 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2013 Not submitted
Annual return 31 March 2012 30 January 2013 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2012 30 January 2013 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2011 26 January 2012 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2011 26 January 2012 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2010 04 January 2011 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2010 04 January 2011 On Time

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.

CONSTITUTION, AS AMENDED 19TH NOVEMBER 1994 AND 16 NOVEMBER 2007.

Charitable objects

(1)TO RELIEVE BLIND/PARTIALLY SIGHTED AFRICAN-CARIBBEANS BY PROVISION OF AN INFORMATION AND ADVICE CENTRE. (11)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF BLIND PARTIALLY/SIGHTED AFRICAN-CARIBBEANS BY PROVISION OF WORK RELATED TRAINING.

Area of benefit

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

IN PRACTICE GREATER LONDON