AFRICAN REFUGEE COMMUNITY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 14 September 2007
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £85,001
Latest expenditure: £65,856
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: AFRICAN REFUGEE COMMUNITY (ARC), FRIARY HOUSE, FRIARY PARK, FRIERN BARNET LANE, LONDON

Website recorded by the regulator: africanrefugeecommunity.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Drop in service for French speaking Asylum Seekers and Refugees living in Barnet in particular and in London in general.Advice on Immigration, Education, Housing, Employment, Health, Referrals and Welfare and Benefit...Advocacy, Training on Health, Employment, Interpretation and Translation Service.Visits to prison, detention, hospitals and home.BefriendingOutingsSocial Events...

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: 7 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 7 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £85,001
Total Gross Expenditure: £65,856

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: 31 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £74,571
Total Gross Expenditure: £56,453

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: 26 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £43,944
Total Gross Expenditure: £38,862

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: 23 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 23 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £77,906
Total Gross Expenditure: £70,031

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: 21 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 21 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £138,025
Total Gross Expenditure: £117,008

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 7 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £85,001
Total Gross Expenditure: £65,856
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 15

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: 31 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £74,571
Total Gross Expenditure: £56,453
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: 8

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: 26 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £43,944
Total Gross Expenditure: £38,862
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 8

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: 23 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £77,906
Total Gross Expenditure: £70,031
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: 8

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: 21 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £138,025
Total Gross Expenditure: £117,008
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: 8

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Barnet
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

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

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

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: AFRICAN REFUGEE COMMUNITY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2007-09-14T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION DATED 1 MAY 2007 AS AMENDED 23 MAY 2009
Charitable Objects: A. TO RELIEVE SICKNESS, POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AMONGST AFRICAN REFUGEES IN GENERAL AND THOSE FROM THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (FORMER ZAIRE), ANGOLA AND CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE IN PARTICULAR, CURRENTLY LIVING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN GENERAL AND LONDON IN PARTICULAR; ANDB. TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET AND THE UNITED KINGDOM IN GENERAL

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 489901
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: AFRICAN CATHOLIC REFUGEE COMMUNITY (A.C.R.C)

Charity Name Id: 489898
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ACRC

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

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

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management