KONGOLESE CENTRE FOR INFORMATION AND ADVICE

Registered charity 1090079 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KCIA

The Organisation aims to work with, and support Refugees and Ethnic Minority community groups whose English is their second or third language and living, studying or working within Westminster City in particular and London areas in general through the provision of free generalist advice, information, advocacy, translation and guidance.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£169k
Latest spending
£166k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £22,010 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £148,528. The trustees maintain a reserves policy aimed at ensuring sufficient working funds and providing a breathing space for unexpected income loss, though no specific numerical target is disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£169k£166k
31/03/2024£158k£139k
31/03/2023£136k£121k
31/03/2022£146k£118k
31/03/2021£99k£94k

Common questions

Is KONGOLESE CENTRE FOR INFORMATION AND ADVICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £22,010 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £148,528. The trustees maintain a reserves policy aimed at ensuring sufficient working funds and providing a breathing space for unexpected income loss, though no specific numerical target is disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds KONGOLESE CENTRE FOR INFORMATION AND ADVICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KONGOLESE CENTRE FOR INFORMATION AND ADVICE as a grant recipient include TRUST FOR LONDON, WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITY, EDWARD HARVIST (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HARVIST ESTATE).

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
TRUST FOR LONDONFY2024£43k2018-2024 strategy: Connected communities (CC) – advice
WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITYFY2022£7kCommunity
WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITYFY2021£6kCommunity
WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITYFY2024£5kCommunity
EDWARD HARVIST (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HARVIST ESTATE)FY2022£2kRunning cost month in activities December 2021

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/10/2024£178kWestminster Welfare Rights Project
The National Lottery Community Fund27/08/2021£97kWestminster Welfare Rights Project

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WESTMINSTER CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU SERVICE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KONGOLESE CENTRE FOR INFORMATION AND ADVICE£169k—0unclear—no doubt
WESTMINSTER CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU SERVICE FY2025£1.7m—0below—no doubt
WANDSWORTH CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX LIMITED FY2025£2.2m——above—no doubt
CAMDEN CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX SERVICE LIMITED FY2025£1.6m—0unclear—no doubt
THE LONDON WELSH CENTRE TRUST FY2025£535k—0unclear—noted
CENTRE FOR ARMENIAN INFORMATION AND ADVICE FY2025£179k—0unclear—no doubt

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