AFEMAI CHILDREN'S TRUST

Registered charity 1138899 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as A.C.T

Afemai Children's Trust deliver cultural workshops to engage children and young people from all backgrounds. Their workshops develop understanding of different traditions and reduce isolation. Conveying diverse subjects, Afemai Children's Trusts' mission is to positively celebrate heritage and culture, and work with institutions that are keen to encourage a global outlook.

Objects

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF AFEMAI CHILDREN'S TRUST ARE TO PROVIDE AID, EDUCATION AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO CHILDREN STRUGGLING WITHIN THE AREA:1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN LIVING IN NIGERIA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO SCHOOLS AND THEIR PUPILS IN NIGERIA.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN AFRICAN ARTS AND CULTURE.

Area of benefit: NIGERIA

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year, with income of £71,965.00 against expenditure of £84,435.17. The trustees confirm that the Trust has no reserves and all monies are accounted for. The charity is currently dependent on secured grants, such as a three-year award from the National Lottery Community Fund, to sustain its operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
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• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• DAVID HASSANchair
• ADESEGUN TAIWO ONITIRI
• Amanesi James Ekpeh
• SANGEETA DEO

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Bradford City · City Of Wakefield · Kirklees · Leeds City · Nigeria · Sheffield City

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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