# African and Caribbean Support Organisation Northern Ireland (ACSONI)

## Details

- **Country:** Northern Ireland
- **Charity number:** 105267
- **Known as:** ACSONI
- **Status:** Received: on time
- **Registered:** May 20, 2016
- **Register:** https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/charity-search/charity-details-page/?regId=105267


## Contact

- **Address:** 9 Lower Crescent, Bt7 1Nr, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Bt7 1Nr, BT7 1NR
- **Postcode:** BT7 1NR
- **Phone:** 02890 43 40 90
- **Email:** admin@acsoni.org
- **Website:** www.acsoni.org



## Activities

**Purposes:** The Association is established to advance education, relieve poverty, protect and promote public health and to promote the benefit of the inhabitants and in particular the communities of Caribbean, African, Mixed Heritage and/or West Indian origin and descent and their dependants (hereinafter called the “beneficiaries”) of Northern Ireland (hereinafter called the “area of benefit”) without distinction of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic identity, political or religious opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, community and voluntary organisations and the beneficiaries in a common effort to advance education, and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure-time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said beneficiaries and in particular:  (a)	to relieve persons in need, hardship or distress within the Caribbean, African, Mixed Heritage and/or West Indian communities in the area of benefit in particular through advocacy and the provision of advice and support;   (b)	to advance education within the area of benefit in all matters relating to Caribbean, African, Mixed Heritage or West Indian arts, history, traditions, language and culture thereby promoting good race relations in an effort to foster a sentiment in favour of equality and diversity and thereby endeavouring to eliminate racial discrimination;  (c)	to preserve and protect good health, particularly but not exclusively through 	the provision of forums, projects, seminars and workshops;  (d)	to educate and train persons of Caribbean, African, Mixed Heritage and/or West Indian origin living in the area of benefit who through their social and economic conditions are in need and unable to gain employment by the provision of or assisting in the provision of facilities, forums, projects, classes and seminars necessary for such training and education so as to enable them to acquire and develop vocational skills;  (e)	to advance any other exclusively charitable purpose as the management committee, may from time to time, decide in accordance with the law of charity.

**What the charity does:** The prevention or relief of poverty,The advancement of education,The advancement of citizenship or community development,The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science,The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of  religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity,The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage






## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £110051 | £101413 | £0 | 3 |



## Trustees

- Anurag Deb
- Clover Watts
- Lorraine-Gatsi Barnett
- Miss Shannon Doherty
- Mr Zvikomborero Chirimanzi
- Sipho Sibanda


