CENTRAL AFRICA'S RIGHTS AND AIDS SOCIETY

Charity number: 1101373
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

1. Providing free legal advice & representation to people facing disadvantage; 2. Empowering the poor by promoting justice, health, education & social development; 3. Improving the quality of life of the disadvantaged people through helping them to know, understand & achieve their rights; 4. Relying on our members & public's generosity in securing donations & legacies to continue our work.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2009

Total income: £54,266
Total expenditure: £53,645

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
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Angola
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Congo
  • Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • Gabon
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-bissau
  • Rwanda
  • Sudan
  • Uganda
  • Zambia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 January 2004: Standard registration
  • 21 April 2010: Removed (Funds transferred (incor))
  • 21 April 2010: Funds transferred to 1135610 CENTRAL AFRICA'S RIGHTS & AIDS (CARA) SOCIETY
Organisation type:
Other names:
  • CARA (Working 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 30/04/2005 31/03/2006 31/03/2007 31/03/2008 31/03/2009
Total gross income £1.78k £9.24k £14.78k £12.96k £54.27k
Total expenditure £1.50k £8.74k £12.87k £14.97k £53.65k
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 2009 24 July 2009 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2009 26 July 2009 On time
Annual return 31 March 2008 16 June 2008 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2008 21 May 2008 On time
Annual return 31 March 2007 25 July 2007 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2007 04 June 2007 On time
Annual return 31 March 2006 07 August 2006 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2006 Not required
Annual return 30 April 2005 26 January 2006 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2005 12 July 2005 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 2 OCTOBER 2003, AS AMENDED 7 DECEMBER 2003.

Charitable objects

1) TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY GIVING ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES SUCH AS MONEY, FOOD, CLOTHING AND HOUSING TO ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES, OFFENDERS AND THOSE SUFFERING FROM DISABILITIES, SICKNESS, OLD AGE AND JOBLESSNESS. 2) TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS OF PERSONS WITH DISEASE SUCH AS HIV/AIDS, PANDEMIC, STDS, CANCER, ETC AND THOSE SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND LEARNING DISABILITIES THROUGH EDUCATION, PREVENTION AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, ACCESS TO MEDICAL FACILITIES, SUPPORT AND THE PURSUIT OF HEALTHY RECREATION, E.G. SPORT. 3) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES TO PARENTS/GUARDIANS AND THOSE IN SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, I.E. BY SETTING UP CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUPS, PARENTS/SCHOOLS COMMITTEES RESEARCH GROUPS, WORK-RELATED TRAINING, AND PROVING LINKS WITH JOB AGENCIES. 4) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OF DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS. 5) THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL HARMONY 6) TO ESTABLISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE OR TO CO-OPERATE WITH ANY LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY CARA SOCIETY AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit

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

THE UK AND CENTRAL AFRICA