AFRICAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: Other
Registered: 9 August 2001
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £510,892
Latest expenditure: £323,452
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: African Community School, The Print House, 18-22 Ashwin Street, Hackney, United Kingdom, E8 3DL

Website recorded by the regulator: www.acschool.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

ACS Provides holistic support and teaching of the National Curriculum subjects for KS 1 to KS4,revision class for GCSE and SATs test, mentoring,ICT class and cultural awareness. Saturday's 10.00am to 1.00pm. Summer Mon to Fri: 8.40am to 6pmFree Accredited adults classes ICT, Functional English,Maths, Vocational courses, Well-being activities : Mon-Fri.Family learning Parenting class

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 14 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 14 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £510,892
Total Gross Expenditure: £323,452

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 21 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £237,301
Total Gross Expenditure: £232,934

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 14 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 14 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £245,649
Total Gross Expenditure: £189,483

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £207,729
Total Gross Expenditure: £178,837

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £290,252
Total Gross Expenditure: £130,767

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 14 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £510,892
Total Gross Expenditure: £323,452
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 229714
Count Govt Grants: £77,502
Income From Government Contracts: 39613
Income From Government Grants: £145,611
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £237,301
Total Gross Expenditure: £232,934
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Contracts: 99884
Income From Government Grants: £134,484
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £245,649
Total Gross Expenditure: £189,483
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 120024
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £207,729
Total Gross Expenditure: £178,837
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 134276
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 14

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £290,252
Total Gross Expenditure: £130,767
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £130,529
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 14 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 510892
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 510892
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £323,452
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 323452
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £90,315
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £699,099
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £697,099
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £699,099
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 90315
Funds Restricted: 606784
Funds Total: 697099
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout London
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: AFRICAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2001-08-09T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 7TH JULY 2001
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE THE ACADEMIC EDUCATION OF CHILDREN FROM THE AGE OF 3 TO 16 YEARS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF VARIOUS OUT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION SUPPORT/ACTIVITIES/PROJECTS INITIALLY RESIDENT IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND IN PARTICULAR SUCH CHILDREN WHO ARE OF AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN DESCENT OR WHO ARE FROM OTHER MINORITY ETHNIC GROUPS.
Area Of Benefit: HACKNEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 419041
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: AFRICAN COMMUNITY SATURDAY SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOL

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Conflicting interests