CCNI Northern Ireland charity profile

African and Caribbean Support Organisation Northern Ireland (ACSONI)

Also known as ACSONI

Received: on timeCharity number 105267
Registered20 May 2016
Latest income£110,051
Financial year end31 March 2025

01 Registration

Identity and public record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
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

CCNI

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

Period 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
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
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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

Source and matching