ASHFORD BME ASSOCIATION

Charity Number: 1172705
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity works with individuals and groups from the BAMER and wider commmunity on issues that affect them. The charity aims to promote community cohesion and reduce social isolation.We have volunteering and mentoring opportunities, community events and youth projects and advance social and cultural intergration of disadvantaged BAME, refugee, asylum seekers and migrant communities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £127,851
Total expenditure: £111,802

Total income includes £108,822 from 2 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

10 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
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • 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
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City
  • Cameroon
  • Nigeria
  • Sierra Leone
  • South Africa
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 April 2017: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Guy Alain Kamssu Chair 10 November 2018
None on record
Maheteh Kemokai Trustee 27 January 2025
None on record
Gabriet Makanda Trustee 16 February 2024
None on record
Wasiu OLUKOYA Trustee 10 November 2018
None on record
Loreen Chikara Trustee 10 November 2018
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 £23.97k £90.44k £130.35k £66.20k £127.85k
Total expenditure £17.62k £96.93k £125.51k £67.28k £111.80k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £88.58k N/A N/A £108.82k

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 26 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 26 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 31 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 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 06 FEB 2016 AS AMENDED ON 22 APR 2017

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE: 1) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PEOPLE FROM THE BLACK AND MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITIES, PRINCIPALLY IN, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ASHFORD, KENT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA ("THE AREA OF BENEFIT"), IN PARTICULAR BY: A. PROVIDING A FORUM FOR VOLUNTARY AND STATUTORY ORGANISATIONS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES TO ADVANCE AND RESPOND TO THE BROAD PUBLIC HEALTH NEEDS OF THE BME POPULATION IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. B. ADVANCE THE HEALTH EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF ALL COMMUNITIES THEREBY EMPOWERING AND ENABLING THEM TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE HAVING POSITIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES. C. THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, WORKSHOPS, ADVOCACY, COUNSELLING SERVICES ON HEALTH MATTERS, AND BY SIGNPOSTING THEM TO ACCESS OTHER SUPPORT PROVIDERS OF HEALTH AND WELFARE MATTERS. 2) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR FROM THE BLACK AND MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITIES, THROUGH: A. THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; B. PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES, AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS. 3) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE FROM BLACK AND MINORITY ETHNIC (BME) BACKGROUNDS, IN PARTICULAR WOMEN AND CHILDREN, WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF OR CREED IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A. PROVIDING A LOCAL NETWORK GROUP THAT ENCOURAGES AND ENABLES THE SAID BENEFICIARIES TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY. B. INCREASING OR CO-ORDINATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SAID BENEFICIARIES TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ENABLE THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADOPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THE BENEFICIARIES. 4) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Contact information

Address:
Suite 2035
Letraset Building
Wotton Road
Ashford
Kent
TN23 6LN
Phone:
07474131513
Email:
info@ashfordbmeassociation.org
Website:

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