AFRICAN UNITED SOCIETY IN WAKEFIELD

Charity number: 1160029
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

African United Society's activities, includes celebrating black history month every year in an around the month of October, in collaboration with our sister charitable or community organisations in Wakefield and its surroundings. We do organised our own events once or twice every year which is open to the general public, especially people who are isolated or may be Vulnerable to the system.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £4,800
Total expenditure: £3,320

People

6 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of Wakefield

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 January 2015: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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
Bakary Kone Chair 29 May 2016
None on record
MOUHAMED M JALLOW Chairman Trustee 28 May 2021
None on record
Lamin K Ceesay Trustee 27 May 2018
None on record
EBRIMA NJIE Trustee 28 May 2017
None on record
SUMAILA YUSSIF Trustee 29 May 2016
None on record
MOHAMMED-MIFTAW AWUDU Trustee 29 May 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £3.99k £3.60k £4.20k £4.00k £4.80k
Total expenditure £1.50k £538 £900 £1.27k £3.32k
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 30 June 2024 20 May 2025 20 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 Not required
Annual return 30 June 2023 06 August 2024 98 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 Not required
Annual return 30 June 2022 31 May 2023 31 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 Not required
Annual return 30 June 2021 23 May 2022 23 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 Not required
Annual return 30 June 2020 17 May 2021 17 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 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 24/06/2012 AS AMENDED ON 24/08/2014 AS AMENDED ON 26/10/2014

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE: 1. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN WAKEFIELD WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF OR CREED (IN PARTICULAR, MEMBERS OF THE AFRICAN COMMUNITY) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY: A) PROVIDING A LOCAL NETWORK GROUP THAT ENCOURAGES AND ENABLES MEMBERS OF THE AFRICAN COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY; B) INCREASING, OR CO-ORDINATING, OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE AFRICAN COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, TO ENABLE THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THAT COMMUNITY. 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF AFRICAN CULTURE AND HERITAGE.

Contact information

Address:
40 Briary Close
WAKEFIELD
WF1 5TS
Phone:
07950450121
Email:
africanunitedsociety@yahoo.co.uk
Website:

No information available