WEST AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT

Registered charity 1132899 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income

£45k

Latest spending

£51k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity experienced a financial crisis impacting its services, resulting in a net expenditure of £50,986.44 against income of £45,386.83. Consequently, unrestricted reserves decreased from £19,702.06 to £14,102.55, though the charity holds fixed assets valued at £47,500.00 with no liabilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Main Grants Community Fund (58% of income)

“Main Grants Community Fund (Restricted Fund) £26.162.00”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“Due to a financial crisis, this has had huge impact on our community and the services and the activities we provide for our service users.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

ALADE SANNIchair · trustee of 1 other charity
CHI ANUGWOM
GUNITA OZOLA
JOSEPH ODUSANYA
JOSETTE HIGGINS
KEVIN HIGGINS
MICHEL GNONKONDE
OMOWUMI OLADOSU · trustee of 1 other charity
SAINABOU BAKAYOKO

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

Operates in: Tameside

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£45k	£51k
31/03/2024	£65k	£114k
31/03/2023	£104k	£70k
31/03/2022	£85k	£68k
31/03/2021	£72k	£56k

Common questions

Is WEST AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity experienced a financial crisis impacting its services, resulting in a net expenditure of £50,986.44 against income of £45,386.83. Consequently, unrestricted reserves decreased from £19,702.06 to £14,102.55, though the charity holds fixed assets valued at £47,500.00 with no liabilities.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	13/11/2025	£149k	"The African Root's Project"
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/06/2024	£266k	Lapapo laelae
Sport England	26/04/2022	£6k	Jubilee Fund - Active 4 Life
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	20/04/2022	£92k	"TAMESIDE AFRICAN HERITAGE GALLERY PILOT PROJECT"
The National Lottery Community Fund	09/04/2021	£10k	ABC - Easy as - 123
UK government	28/08/2020	£8k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	06/07/2020	£14k	"COVID19 WEST AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT"
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/09/2018	£10k	Tameside Ubuntu Community Cafe
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/09/2016	£10k	'Aspire to Inspire'
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	09/09/2015	£48k	"Heartbeat of Africa"
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/04/2014	£10k	Tameside African Community Integration and cohesion Support Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/12/2008	£6k	West African Development