01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 5 January 2022
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £209,970
- Latest expenditure
- £196,216
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 26 GRANGE ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 9QN
Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.arf.org.uk/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
activities were mainly education, supporting schools in Somalia and emergency food aid.
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
- 13 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £209,970
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £196,216
- 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
- 29 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £636,709
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £92,361
- Fin Period Start Date
- 5 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 February 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 February 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
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
- 13 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £209,970
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £196,216
- 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
- 9
- 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
- 29 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £636,709
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £92,361
- 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
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 5 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 21 February 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
- 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
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- 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
- 29 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 629012
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 4723
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 2974
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 636709
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £70
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £88,001
- Expenditure Other
- 4290
- Expenditure Total
- 92361
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 16322
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3032
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £511,205
- Assets Total Fixed
- 11037
- Assets Own Use
- 11037
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £539,044
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £6,813
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £543,268
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 6813
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £537,778
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 511205
- Funds Restricted
- 32063
- Funds Total
- 543268
- Count Employees
- 4
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Kenya
- 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
- Uganda
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Djibouti
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout London
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Somalia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Zimbabwe
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Ethiopia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Kuwait
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Ghana
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- The Gambia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Birmingham City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- AFRICAN RELIEF FUND
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2022-01-05T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- AFRICAN RELIEF FUND
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2025-02-17T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (incor)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 3076997
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1062752
- Assoc Charity Name
- AFRICAN RELIEF FUND
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 05 Jan 2022
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN AFRICA:-A. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY BUILDING AND RENOVATING SCHOOLS, ORGANISING TEACHERS' TRAINING IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND REGIONAL EDUCATION MINISTRIES, SPONSORING POOR AND ORPHANED CHILDREN TO ATTEND SCHOOL WHILST ALSO OCCASIONALLY PROVIDING SCHOOL MEALS FOR LOWER INCOME CHILDREN TO IMPROVE SCHOOL ENROLMENT WITH DONOR PARTNERS;B. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, WATER AND SHELTER; HEALTHCARE PROJECTS SUCH AS MOBILE CLINIC TO ENABLE LOCALS TO RECEIVE TREATMENT OF DISEASES;C. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROVIDING MIDWIVES TRAINING TO REDUCE THE HIGH RATES OF MATERNAL MORTALITY; PROVISION OF HYGIENE KITS AND INCUBATORS FOR PREMATURE BABIES AND MOBILE HEALTH CLINICS;D. TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING FOOD, WATER AND NON-FOOD ITEMS AND IMPLEMENTING WATER PROJECTS SUCH DIFFERENT TYPES OF WATER WELLS, EARTH DAMS AND RAINWATER HARVEST SYSTEM AND TRAINING LOWER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS LED BY WOMEN WITH CRAFT THAT GENERATE INCOME FOR THEIR FAMILIES.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 648466
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ARF
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff