AFRICAN SMILE

Charity Number: 1109354
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

PROVIDING IMPARTIAL AND CONFIDENTIAL ADVICE & GUIDANCE, INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR EMPLOYMENT. OFFERING LIFE SKILLS, ENGLISH TRAINING, SKILLS FOR CARE, INTERPERSONAL, EMPLOYABILITY AND DIGITAL SKILLS. RUNNING SUPPLEMENTARY CLASSES TO HELP YOUTHS IMPROVE THEIR SCHOOL RESULTS, CULTURAL ACTIVITIES TO CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOUR AND STEER AWAY FROM THE GANG AND DRUG-RELATED CRIME

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 May 2024

Total income: £24,940
Total expenditure: £24,630

Total income includes £13,959 from 2 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

15 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
  • 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
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 May 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • AFRICAN PROJECTS CENTRE (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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
Yves Kabare Degree Trustee 30 November 2024
None on record
ESTHER KYOLABA Degree Trustee 01 March 2024
None on record
SYMPHORIEN BANTTANTOU Trustee 01 June 2022
None on record
LAWRENCE AKINLOYE AKINWUMI DEVEL. OFF Trustee 01 February 2022
None on record
OKITO DIMBA TAKONDANYA DR Trustee 30 November 2004
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/03/2023 31/05/2024
Total gross income £22.69k £21.85k £23.17k £24.63k £24.94k
Total expenditure £22.58k £20.94k £22.94k £24.10k £24.63k
Income from government contracts N/A £9.00k N/A £16.32k N/A
Income from government grants £4.98k £2.45k £5.44k £8.31k £13.96k

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 May 2024 12 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2023 09 May 2024 99 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2022 05 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2021 07 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2020 07 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 Not Required
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1 NOVEMBER 2003, AS AMENDED 22 JANUARY 2005

Charitable objects

1. TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS, PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH ADVANCE EDUCATION OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS LIVING IN SOUTH EAST OF LONDON, BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE IN MATTERS SUCH AS HEALTH, EDUCATION, TRAINING FOR EMPLOYMENT, TRANSLATION SERVICES, HOUSING AND WELFARE RIGHTS. 2. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF AFRICAN COMMUNITY LIVING IN SOUTH EAST OF LONDON THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION, CULTURAL AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit

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

SOUTH EAST LONDON

Contact information

Address:
Flat 4
46 Combedale Road
London
SE10 0LG
Phone:
02039528963
Email:
africasmilecentre@yahoo.co.uk
Website:

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