AFRICAN CARIBBEAN ACHIEVEMENT PROJECT

Registered charity 1081624 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as A.C.A.P.

Mentoring Service Alternative Curriculum Programme Tailor-made Educational Support Programmes Youth Advocacy Service Parental Support African & Caribbean Studies Holiday Scheme Activities Cultural Library Youth Entrepreneurs Project Volunteers Programme Training for young people, parents, schools and teachers

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE AFRICAN CARIBBEAN INHABITANTS OF WEST YORKSHIRE

Area of benefit: WEST YORKSHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£165k

Latest spending

£140k

Registered

2000

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £25,369 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £276,310. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £70,994 were held at year-end, which is below the stated reserves policy target of £78,300. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £71k; policy: minimum 30% of annual turnover, which equates to £78,300)

“The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £70,994. ACAP’s Reserve Policy is to maintain a minimum 30% of annual turnover, which equates to £78,300 based on budgeted 2025/2026 income.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: City of Bradford MDC holds a charge on the land and building at 17 Claremont Bradford BD7 1BG. The charge is for £55,000 and is dated 21 November 2012.

“City of Bradford MDC hold a charge on the land and building at 17 Claremont Bradford BD7 1BG. The charge is for £55,000 and is dated 21 November 2012.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 03762462

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

TURNER, Natalie — director, appointed 20/01/2025not on trustee list
PHILLIP, Angela — director, appointed 25/04/2023on trustee list
HOWELLS, Donna — director, appointed 23/01/2020on trustee list
SEFANIT-WUDASEE, Asher, Dr — director, appointed 22/06/2017on trustee list
WYATT, Samuel Aaron Craig — director, appointed 17/12/2013on trustee list
TURNER, Natalie — secretary, appointed 20/01/2025

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

ANGELA PHILLIP
Donna Howells
Dr Asher Sefanit-Wudasee
Samuel Wyatt

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bradford City · Calderdale · City Of Wakefield · Kirklees · Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£165k	£140k
31/03/2024	£82k	£63k
31/03/2023	£40k	£43k
31/03/2022	£50k	£60k
31/03/2021	£61k	£46k

Common questions

Is AFRICAN CARIBBEAN ACHIEVEMENT PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £25,369 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £276,310. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £70,994 were held at year-end, which is below the stated reserves policy target of £78,300. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/07/2025	£20k	ACAP Support Hub
The National Lottery Community Fund	01/08/2019	£10k	ACAP Healthy Links Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/05/2008	£10k	ACAP Cultural Fusion

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BLAGRAVE TRUST	2	£277k
THE DULVERTON TRUST	2	£75k
THE REED FOUNDATION	2	£14k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£3k
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£255k
John Lewis Partnership Foundation	1	£181k
THE TOLKIEN TRUST	1	£170k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£155k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MEDWAY AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION.

MEDWAY AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION income £123k
AFRICAN FRENCH SPEAKING COMMUNITY SUPPORT income £292k
WEST BROMWICH AFRICAN CARIBBEAN RESOURCE CENTRE income £1.6m
AFRICAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL income £511k
AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES income £556k
SHEFFIELD AFRICAN CARIBBEAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £757k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
AFRICAN CARIBBEAN ACHIEVEMENT PROJECT	£165k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
MEDWAY AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION FY2025	£123k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
AFRICAN FRENCH SPEAKING COMMUNITY SUPPORT FY2025	£292k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WEST BROMWICH AFRICAN CARIBBEAN RESOURCE CENTRE FY2025	£1.6m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
AFRICAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL FY2025	£511k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FY2025	£556k	—	0	unclear	—	noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.