KNOW AFRICA CIO

Charity number: 1192781
Charity reporting is up to date (1 day late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Established in 2018, Know Africa CIO is a registered charity dedicated to supporting, empowering, and celebrating the wide cultural diaspora of African people living in Manchester and beyond. Know Africa is committed to its role as a resource for African people, their traditions, and their unique identities to be visible and have a voi

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 01 April 2025

Total income: £46,991
Total expenditure: £49,427

Total income includes £46,954 from 5 government grant(s)

People

3 Trustee(s)

3 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Manchester City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 December 2020: 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
  • 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
  • Investment
  • 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
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Tabitha Ngabwa Chair 15 December 2020
None on record
Elizabeth Shaba -appoh shade Trustee 17 January 2026
None on record
Jefwa Rose Trustee 15 December 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 01/04/2022 01/04/2023 01/04/2024 01/04/2025
Total gross income £34.00k £52.35k £68.59k £46.99k
Total expenditure £22.42k £53.12k £70.57k £49.43k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £52.35k £68.59k £46.95k

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 01 April 2025 02 February 2026 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 01 April 2025 02 February 2026 1 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 April 2024 31 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 01 April 2024

(These accounts
have been qualified)

31 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 April 2023 19 May 2024 108 days late
Accounts and TAR 01 April 2023 19 May 2024 108 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 April 2022 07 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 01 April 2022 21 November 2022 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 15 Dec 2020

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF WYTHENSHAWE AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS OF GREATER MANCHESTER, AND ALSO THE PEOPLE OF AFRICA: 1, THE RELIEF OR PREVENTION OF POVERTY BY PARTICULARLY BUT LIMITED TO THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND HEALTH RELATED PROJECTS. 2, THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION, BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL INTERACTION AND THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.

Contact information

Address:
36 Brookcot road m23 1du
Manchester
MANCHESTER
Lancashire
Lancashire
M23 1DU
Phone:
07588514865
Email:
knowafricafoundation@gmail.com
Website:

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