THE WOLVERHAMPTON AFRICAN- CARRIBEAN FOUNDATION TRUST

Registered charity 1149392 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide educational support to the African-Caribbean community.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS(THE OBJECTS)ARE:- 3.1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS RESIDENT OR DOMICILED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINION BEARING IN MIND THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF PERSONS OF AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN ORIGIN AND HERITAGE IN PARTICULAR BY: 3.1.1. THE PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS BURSARIES OR OTHER AWARDS WHETHER BY WAY OF GRANT OR LOAN FOR UNIVERSITY OR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING SCHOOL FEES OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES; 3.1.2. THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL BURSARIES FOR OVERSEAS VISITS IN PARTICULAR TO AFRICA, AMERICA, ASIA AND THE WEST INDIES; 3.1.3. THE PROMOTION OF EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES,SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES; 3.1.4. THE PUBLICATION OF PAMPHLETS,REPORTS,JOURNALS AND BOOKS;3.1.5. TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, GIFTS, LOANS AND TEMPORARY AID IN CASES OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS; AND 3.1.6. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM CONCERNING GOOD, CITIZENSHIP IN A MULTI-RACIAL SOCIETY AND REGARDING THE INTELLECTUAL, ARTISTIC ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS OF SUCH PEOPLE.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net asset increase of £8,410 for the year, with total unrestricted funds rising to £523,243. Its primary income source is rental income from property investments, which exceeded charitable expenditure. The trustees confirmed the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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.

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
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 07034967 · Financial health read from its filings

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• HAVEN, Donna Andrea — director, appointed 10/12/2024on trustee list
• BENNETT, Eileen Rose — director, appointed 10/12/2024on trustee list
• ANDERSON, Phillip Antony — director, appointed 10/12/2024on trustee list
• HAZEL, Ann — director, appointed 16/01/2020on trustee list
• HENRY, Balford — director, appointed 26/09/2019on trustee list
• VASSEL, Blossom Ann-Marie — director, appointed 26/09/2019on trustee list
• NELSON, Donald — director, appointed 23/08/2014on trustee list
• CHRISTIE, Everoid Earl — director, appointed 01/10/2009on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• EVEROID CHRISTIEchair
• Ann HAZEL
• Balford HENRY
• Blossom VASSEL
• Colin Jonathan PERRIN
• Donald Nelson
• Donna Andrea Haven
• Eileen Rose Bennett
• Lorna Prosser
• Phillip Antony Anderson

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

Operates in: Wolverhampton

Income and spending

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