# AFRICAN FRENCH SPEAKING COMMUNITY SUPPORT

## Details

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


## Contact

- **Address:** St. Phillips Parish Centre, Watt Street, SMETHWICK, West Midlands
- **Postcode:** B66 3DA
- **Phone:** 01216793354
- **Email:** enquiries@afscs.org.uk
- **Website:** www.afscs.org.uk



## Activities

**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.

**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.




## 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

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



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £292283 | £261528 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £180888 | £144054 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £199474 | £155076 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £170995 | £111698 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £226472 | £110033 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Jacques Matensi-kubanza** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 22, 2010
- Ian Sibanda — appointed Jan. 12, 2021
- JASON NDUNDULA BSC HONS — appointed Dec. 22, 2010
- Petelo Gally Sakwanga — appointed Jan. 12, 2021
- Simplice Odette Nkonge-mbomba — appointed Jan. 12, 2021