AFRICAN CULTURE ARTS AND SPORT NETWORK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 26 April 2005
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 09113128
Financial period: 1 December 2024 – 30 November 2025
Latest income: £68,180
Latest expenditure: £59,935
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: St. James House, 27-43 Eastern Road, ROMFORD, RM1 3NH

Website recorded by the regulator: www.acasn.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Our aims is to promote social cohesion, integration and opportunity by working with excluded groups mainly African refugees community to change their lives and overcome exclusion through provision of different services such as training opportunity, recreational activities, employment opportunity, advise on welfare benefit, interpreting and translation services and youth counseling service.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 2 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 2 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £68,180
Total Gross Expenditure: £59,935

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 3 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 3 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £57,157
Total Gross Expenditure: £52,700

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: 19 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 19 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £37,900
Total Gross Expenditure: £38,510

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: 4 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £18,355
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,600

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: 15 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £15,737
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,697

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2026
Ar Received Date: 2 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £68,180
Total Gross Expenditure: £59,935
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Received Date: 3 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £57,157
Total Gross Expenditure: £52,700
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Received Date: 19 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £37,900
Total Gross Expenditure: £38,510
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Received Date: 4 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £18,355
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,600
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Received Date: 15 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £15,737
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,697
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

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

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

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: AFRICAN CULTURE ARTS AND SPORT NETWORK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2005-04-26T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1 JUNE 2004 AS AMENDED 4 APRIL 2005,
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING BY PROMOTING THE AFRICAN CULTURE, ARTS AND SPORT THROUGH CULTURAL PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures