01 Registration
Identity and public record
- Official name
- African and Caribbean Support Organisation Northern Ireland (ACSONI)
- CCNI number
- 105267
- Reporting status
- Received: on time
- Governing document
- Constitution
- Public address
- 9 Lower Crescent, Bt7 1Nr, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Bt7 1Nr, BT7 1NR
02 Charity activity
Purposes and classifications
Charitable purposes
The Association is established to advance education, relieve poverty, protect and promote public health and to promote the benefit of the inhabitants and in particular the communities of Caribbean, African, Mixed Heritage and/or West Indian origin and descent and their dependants (hereinafter called the “beneficiaries”) of Northern Ireland (hereinafter called the “area of benefit”) without distinction of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic identity, political or religious opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, community and voluntary organisations and the beneficiaries in a common effort to advance education, and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure-time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said beneficiaries and in particular: (a) to relieve persons in need, hardship or distress within the Caribbean, African, Mixed Heritage and/or West Indian communities in the area of benefit in particular through advocacy and the provision of advice and support; (b) to advance education within the area of benefit in all matters relating to Caribbean, African, Mixed Heritage or West Indian arts, history, traditions, language and culture thereby promoting good race relations in an effort to foster a sentiment in favour of equality and diversity and thereby endeavouring to eliminate racial discrimination; (c) to preserve and protect good health, particularly but not exclusively through the provision of forums, projects, seminars and workshops; (d) to educate and train persons of Caribbean, African, Mixed Heritage and/or West Indian origin living in the area of benefit who through their social and economic conditions are in need and unable to gain employment by the provision of or assisting in the provision of facilities, forums, projects, classes and seminars necessary for such training and education so as to enable them to acquire and develop vocational skills; (e) to advance any other exclusively charitable purpose as the management committee, may from time to time, decide in accordance with the law of charity.
What the charity does
The prevention or relief of poverty,The advancement of education,The advancement of citizenship or community development,The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science,The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity,The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
Adult training,Asylum seekers/refugees,Carers,Children (5-13 year olds),Community safety/crime prevention,Ethnic minorities,Ex-offenders and prisoners,General public,Homelessness,Language community,Learning disabilities,Men,Mental health,Older people,Parents,Physical disabilities,Specific areas of deprivation,Tenants,Unemployed/low income,Victim support,Voluntary and community sector,Volunteers,Women,Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
Advice/advocacy/information,Arts,Community development,Community enterprise,Counselling/support,Criminal justice,Cross-border/cross-community,Cultural,Economic development,Education/training,Gender,General charitable purposes,Heritage/historical,Human rights/equality,Medical/health/sickness,Overseas aid/famine relief,Relief of poverty,Research/evaluation,Sport/recreation,Volunteer development,Welfare/benevolent,Youth development
03 Latest finances
Income, spending and resources
- Total income
- £110,051
- Previous total income
- £0
- Donations and legacies
- £0
- Charitable activities income
- £0
- Trading income
- £0
- Investment income
- £0
- Other income
- £0
- Total income and endowments
- £0
- Total spending
- £101,413
- Raising funds expenditure
- £0
- Charitable activities expenditure
- £0
- Governance expenditure
- £0
- Other expenditure
- £0
- Total expenditure
- £0
- Total fixed assets
- £0
- Net assets and liabilities
- £0
- Employees / volunteers
- 3 / 25
These are reported values from the CCNI register export. Zero and missing values are reproduced as supplied and should be checked against the charity’s filed accounts before a material decision.
04 Provenance