ARBITRATION FUND FOR AFRICAN STUDENTS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 15 October 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 6 April 2024 – 5 April 2025
Latest income: £13,191
Latest expenditure: £10,679
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Flat 403, Marble Arch Apartments, 11 Harrowby Street, LONDON, W1H 5PR

Website recorded by the regulator: https://afas-global.org/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To advance education in the knowledge, skills, techniques, use and methods of arbitration by the provision of:a) Funding for students in Africa to attend arbitration related conferences, workshops and moots.b) A website that will enable information relating to arbitration to be made available and accessible to the general public.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £13,191
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,679

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 4 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 4 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £10,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,000

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 2 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 2 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,425
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,757

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 26 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £7,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,215

Fin Period Start Date: 15 October 2019
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 28 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 28 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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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: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £13,191
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,679
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 4 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £10,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,000
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 2 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,425
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,757
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £7,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,215
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 15 October 2019
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: 0

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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: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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

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

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

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: ARBITRATION FUND FOR AFRICAN STUDENTS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2019-10-15T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 15 Oct 2019
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, TECHNIQUES, USE AND METHODS OF ARBITRATION BY THE PROVISION OF:(A)FUNDING FOR STUDENTS IN AFRICA TO ATTEND ARBITRATION RELATED CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND MOOTS.(B)A WEBSITE THAT WILL ENABLE INFORMATION RELATING TO ARBITRATION TO BE MADE AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 619303
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: AFAS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures