KONGOLESE CHILDREN'S ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1104079 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CONGOLESE CHILDREN'S ASSOCIATION, KCA

- Supplementary School- Award ceremony- Liaison between schools and parents- Theatre production- Cultural events- Play and sport sessions- Advice, Information and Advocacy - Outings, Trips- Interpreting and Translation- Health Projects

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FROM THE KONGO, BYA) THE PROVISION OF AND ASSISTANCE IN FINDING ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND TRAINING;B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY;C) THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION ADVICE AND ADVOCACY IN MATTERS SUCH AS WELFARE, HOUSING, HEALTH, IMMIGRATION, ASYLUM, TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION AS WELL AS OTHER SUPPORT AS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE TRUSTEES;D) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONALLY.

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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£71k
Latest spending
£102k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £30,615 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £40,029 to £9,414. The trustees confirmed that the charity is solvent and well-run, with no material uncertainties regarding its 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

Largest income source: Trust For London (40% of income)
“Trust For London 28,600”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Angola · Congo · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£71k£102k
31/03/2024£120k£91k
31/03/2023£41k£34k
31/03/2022£22k£19k
31/03/2021£30k£35k

Common questions

Is KONGOLESE CHILDREN'S ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £30,615 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £40,029 to £9,414. The trustees confirmed that the charity is solvent and well-run, with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds KONGOLESE CHILDREN'S ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KONGOLESE CHILDREN'S ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include TRUST FOR LONDON.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
TRUST FOR LONDONFY2022£67kConnected communities

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation10/03/2025£15kGrant to Kongolese Children's Association
The National Lottery Community Fund24/11/2023£10kBringing Smile to North London Kongolese Elders
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/04/2023£74k"History of Congolese Rumba Music"
City Bridge Foundation10/08/2022£45kGrant to Kongolese Children's Association
UK government08/09/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund05/04/2019£10kSTOP Youth crime in Congolese community
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/02/2017£10k"We made it, let share it!"
City Bridge Foundation29/11/2012£25kGrant to Kongolese Children's Association
The National Lottery Community Fund22/04/2004£4kMaximum Play 2004