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.

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FRENCH AND LINGALA SPEAKING ETHNIC MINORITY IN THE BOROUGH OF WESTMINSTER, (A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS, AND (B) THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH, BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, INFORMATION AND A TRANSLATION SERVICE.

Area of benefit: THE BOROUGH OF WESTMINSTER

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

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

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Homes England. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
• Investment
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• KANWAR BHANchair
• Anamarie Espaine
• CHRISTIAN CARLTON
• ESSIYA MUZUMU
• Katia Andrade
• MISS SILVIE ROSE
• MRS ADVISOR JEANNE BOKETSU
• Rose Vita

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CONGOLESE COMMUNITY COUNCIL.

• CONGOLESE COMMUNITY COUNCIL income £61k
• TONBRIDGE WELCOMES REFUGEES income £11k
• CONGOLESE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT income £176k
• KONGOLESE CHILDREN'S ASSOCIATION income £71k
• MIGRANT SUPPORT income £173k
• REFUGEE ACTION income £6.9m

Side by side with its peers

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