BIAFRA AID

Charity number: 1185825
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The CIO provides assistance to Biafran People disadvantaged because of their Biafran heritage. This is predominantly provided by way of healthcare and financial assistance directly to Biafran People and indirectly by providing funds to local services which offer healthcare and financial assistance thus leading to providing more permanent and sustainable services to help beneficiaries.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £0
Total expenditure: £0

People

2 Trustee(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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Nigeria
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 October 2019: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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
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

2 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
KINGSLEY KANUNTA KANU Trustee 15 October 2019
None on record
SOLOMON UCHENNA EGBO Trustee 05 October 2019
None on record

Financial history

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total expenditure £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
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 2025 31 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 31 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 31 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 02 December 2024 306 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 02 December 2024 306 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 02 December 2024 671 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 02 December 2024 671 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 22 July 2022 172 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 22 July 2022 172 days late 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 15 OCT 2019 AMENDED ON 15 JAN 2025 as amended on 27 Jul 2024

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: 4.1. THE PREVENTION AND/OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG BIAFRAN PEOPLE AND THEIR DEPENDENTS AND RELATIVES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROVIDING GRANTS, ADVOCACY AND ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY AND BY IDENTIFYING FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO POVERTY AND/OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TAKING ACTION TO MITIGATE THESE; AND 4.2. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG BIAFRAN PEOPLE AND THEIR DEPENDENTS AND RELATIVES.

Contact information

Address:
ANTHONY COLLINS SOLICITORS LLP
134 EDMUND STREET
BIRMINGHAM
B3 2ES
Phone:
07449720220
Email:
contact@biafraaid.org
Website:

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