# THE CONGOLESE ASSOCIATION OF MERSEYSIDE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1157149
- **Other names:** CONGOLESE ASSOCIATION {CAM}
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** May 21, 2014
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1157149


## Contact

- **Address:** Kingspark Business Centre, 97 Stanley Road, BOOTLE, Merseyside
- **Postcode:** L20 7DA
- **Phone:** +441513456913
- **Email:** info@congomerseyside.org.uk
- **Website:** www.congomerseyside.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) TO RELIEVE POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS, MIGRANT WORKERS AND OTHER LOCAL PERSONS IN NEED LIVING IN MERSEYSIDE BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, INTERPRETING, TRANSLATING, ADVOCACY, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE SERVICES FOR EMPLOYMENT, HEALTH AND HOUSING.2) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF MERSEYSIDE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO PROMOTE INTEGRATION, ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.3) 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

**Activities:** ? Drop in: Information (multilingual translation, interpretation), Advice & guidance, referrals and sign posting? Education & Community development activities - employable skills workshops? Financial & Digital inclusion workshops? Events facilitation:  community cohesion, events ? A range of recreational and leisure activities: Music, arts, outings and visits to local sites.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, 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:** Children/young People, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Knowsley
- Liverpool City
- Sefton
- Wigan
- Wirral



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £107382 | £123544 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £143320 | £135107 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £106405 | £95643 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £42821 | £44508 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £50896 | £49108 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Charles Lemba — appointed March 10, 2014
- Deborah Mbosso — appointed Oct. 15, 2022
- Eleanor Smith — appointed Oct. 23, 2023
- Rev John Baptist — appointed Oct. 23, 2023
- Vanessa Ndunguna-Ntemo — appointed Oct. 23, 2023