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African French Speaking Community Support

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1169279
Status
Registered
Registered
Sept. 20, 2016
Legal form
Charitable company

Address

Address
St. Phillips Parish Centre
Watt Street
SMETHWICK
West Midlands
B66 3DA

Contact

Activities

Children and Young People's activities: Supplementary education, Homework Club, Sports, Recreational activitiesAdults and families' activities: Employability, Befriending, Sport, Entertainment, Outreach, holiday schemes Networking and Public Events in the communityInternational Development: supporting projects in some third world countriesIncome generation to be reinvested in the charity.

Objects: 1. The prevention and relief of financial hardship in people of African ethnic origin whose first language is French and who are residing in Africa or in England and Wales by providing or assisting in the provision of education, training, healthcare projects and all necessary support designed to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient.2. The development of the capacity and skills of the socially and economically disadvantaged communities of French speaking Africa so that they are better able to identify and meet their own needs and participate more fully in society.3. The relief and assistance of people who live in French speaking African countries, or who have been displaced from French speaking areas of Africa by natural disaster or catastrophe by the supply aid to such persons.4. To promote for the benefit of the public the conservation of the natural environment and the sustainable use of natural resources, including without limitation, fauna and flora, water, and soils, and the promotion of education in conservation environment, and in the sustainable use of natural resources.

Classification

How
Provides Other Finance, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Accommodation/housing, 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, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Country
Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £292,283 £261,528
March 31, 2024 £180,888 £144,054
March 31, 2023 £199,474 £155,076
March 31, 2022 £170,995 £111,698
March 31, 2021 £226,472 £110,033

Trustees

Name Appointed
Jacques Matensi-kubanza (Chair) Dec. 22, 2010
Ian Sibanda Jan. 12, 2021
Jason Ndundula Bsc Hons Dec. 22, 2010
Petelo Gally Sakwanga Jan. 12, 2021
Simplice Odette Nkonge-mbomba Jan. 12, 2021