01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC044624
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH17 8XT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Provide spiritual welfare for Africans, people of African descent and the Caribbean, and any other ethnic group or nationality in Edinburgh. Provide a forum for the improvement of international relations among members and the Scottish community in the City of Edinburgh. Provide welcoming environment, ‘a home away from home’, for individuals arriving from African and Caribbean countries either to study or work in Edinburgh and help families with children just arriving in Edinburgh to adjust to the new social environment.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of religion
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ACCF, Edinburgh is established to achieve the following main objectives: 1.3.1 To provide a forum for enhancing the spiritual well-being and promote spiritual and moral solidarity among Africans, people of African and Caribbean descent, and any other ethnic group or nationality in Edinburgh and the surrounding areas. Thus the ACCF focuses on the advancement of religion in line with one of the charitable purposes defined in section7(2) of the 2005 Act. 1.3.2 To relief poverty by providing direct financial assistance to persons in need or hardship and also through assisting other recognised charities or voluntary organisation that target people in poverty or at risk of poverty. This falls within the general charity purpose of the act of 2005 of preventing or relieving poverty.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £8,037 | £7,615 | 0 | 18 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,100 | £2,787 | 0 | 6 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £5,736 | £1,036 | 0 | 20 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £4,915 | £1,623 | 0 | 7 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £5,293 | £578 | 0 | 9 November 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 16 , Lyall Bow, Edinburgh, None
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.accfedinburgh.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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