BEDFORDSHIRE AFRICAN SUPPORT PROJECT

Charity number: 1090193
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Bedfordshire African Support Project is a grassrrot organisation that work for and with the African and other communities to provide employment, welfare benefits, debt/money advice and also organise community events like sporting and leisure activities. We also promote education and well-being to women and children living in some part of sub-Saharan Africa.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2009

Total income: £83,127
Total expenditure: £74,897

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
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • 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
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Angola
  • Congo
  • Malawi
  • Zambia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 January 2002: Standard registration
  • 02 June 2011: Removed (Ceased to exist)
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BEDFORDSHIRE CONGOLESE COMMUNITY LINKS (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 31/07/2005 31/07/2006 31/07/2007 31/07/2008 31/07/2009
Total gross income £91.28k £102.38k £107.85k £117.42k £83.13k
Total expenditure £89.66k £102.84k £106.09k £110.02k £74.90k
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 July 2010 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2010 Not submitted
Annual return 31 July 2009 29 May 2010 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2009 29 May 2010 On Time
Annual return 31 July 2008 28 May 2009 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2008 28 May 2009 On Time
Annual return 31 July 2007 21 May 2008 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2007 21 May 2008 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 ADOPTED 4 AUGUST 2000 AS AMENDED 20 OCTOBER 2001, 29 JUNE 2002 & 9 SEPTEMBER 2006.

Charitable objects

1. FOR THE RELIEF OF ALL PEOPLE FROM THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, REPUBLIC OF CONGO, ANGOLA AND OTHER AREAS OF THE BLACK AFRICAN SUB-CONTINENT WHO ARE NOW LIVING IN BEDFORDSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE: IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED OR INFIRM BY RELIEVING THEIR SUFFERING OR ASSISTING THEIR RECOVERY. 2. TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF THE CHILDREN AND WOMEN RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN COUNTRIES OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, SUPPORT SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT. 3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE CHILDREN AND WOMEN RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN COUNTRIES OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT.

Area of benefit

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

PERSONS FROM THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, REPUBLIC OF CONGO, ANGOLA AND OTHER BLACK AFRICAN SUB-CONTINENT NOW LIVING IN BEDFORDSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS