01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 13 June 2003
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 04441516
- Financial period
- 1 December 2023 – 30 November 2024
- Latest income
- £0
- Latest expenditure
- £250
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 25 Marlow Avenue, LUTON, LU1 1TN
Website recorded by the regulator: www.africancentre.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To Provide advice, advocacy and information on statutory/public and voluntary sector services to Africans and other minority groups to address the mental health and well-being issues faced by Africans including refugees, asylum seekers & Migrants in Luton & Beds areas, to provide a signposting support service to organisations that provide advice on welfare, benefits, housing and employment.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £250
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 September 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £450
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 September 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £250
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 September 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 8 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2019
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2020
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 September 2021
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 September 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
04 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Tanzania
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Nigeria
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bedford
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Kenya
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Luton
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Central Bedfordshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Uganda
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
05 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- 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
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
06 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BEDFORDSHIRE AFRICAN COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2003-06-13T00:00:00
07 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 17 MAY 2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 19 APRIL 2003, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 5TH AUGUST 2005.
- Charitable Objects
- (I) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF AFRICAN PEOPLE LIVING IN LUTON, BEDFORDSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS REGARDLESS OF THEIR GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID AFRICAN PEOPLE AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE AFRICAN PEOPLE.(II) TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF PEOPLE IN AFRICAN SUB-SAHARAN COUNTRIES WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AND ASSIST IN THE RECOVERY OF THOSE WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED OR INFIRM.
- Area Of Benefit
- LUTON, BEDFORDSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS
08 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 426942
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BACC
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling