CENTRAL AFRICA'S RIGHTS & AIDS (CARA) SOCIETY

Charity number: 1135610
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

CARA defends the legal rights of poor people who cannot afford a lawyer and helps them to save their homes, keep their jobs and protect their loved ones by providing advice and information on immigration, debt, welfare benefits, housing and employment, HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support; quality basic education for all (especially girls), water and sanitation. Please donate to our work.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £108,727
Total expenditure: £96,915

People

6 Trustee(s)

44 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:
  • 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
  • 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
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • 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
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Congo
  • Congo (Democratic Republic)

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 April 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CARA (Working name)
Company number:
06673504 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
CONSTANTINE WAYINU EMILY NGAMUKWHUOM Trustee 11 April 2013
None on record
ALMONDA BUMI COLE BA Trustee 03 September 2011
None on record
JEAN-LOUIS NGAMUNA-TAMPA BSC Trustee 11 July 2010
None on record
NDULI MARCEL MBUIMA Trustee
None on record
ABDILAHI DAHIR NUR DIPSW BA LLM Trustee
None on record
MR JEAN-LUIS NGAMUNA-TAMPA, BSC Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £82.15k £92.87k £195.68k £156.20k £108.73k
Total expenditure £80.78k £137.80k £189.82k £149.20k £96.92k
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 2024 13 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 06 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 16 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 16 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 18 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 22 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 21 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 11 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 20 December 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 20 December 2020 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 14 AUGUST 2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION ADOPTED ON 20 MARCH 2010 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE 13 APRIL 2010

Charitable objects

(1) TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY GIVING ADVISORY AND OTHER CHARITABLE 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 DISEASES SUCH AS HIV/AIDS PANDEMIC, STIS, TB, CANCER AND THOSE SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND LEARNING DISABILITIES THROUGH EDUCATION, COUNSELLING, PREVENTION AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, ACCESS TO MEDICAL FACILITIES, SUPPORT AND THE PURSUIT OF HEALTHY RECREATION, E.G. EXERCISE AND 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 PROVIDING LINKS WITH JOB AGENCIES; (4) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FMD EMPLOYMENT; (5) 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 OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS; (6) THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL HARMONY; (7) 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 ITS MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT; (8) TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC AS THE DIRECTORS SEE FIT;

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
CARA
18 - 22 ASHWIN STREET
DALSTON
HACKNEY
LONDON
UNITED K
Phone:
07956952645
Email:
info@cara-online.org
Website:

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