MACULELE UK- AFRO-BRAZILIAN ARTS & CULTURAL EXCHANGE INSTITUTE (ABACEI)

Registered charity 1157115 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute, CULTURAL EXCHANGE, CULTURAL EXCHANGE (NAME THAT WE USE IN OUR PROJECTS AND BANK ACCOUNT), MACULELE UK- AFRO-BRAZILIAN ARTS & CULTURAL EXCHANGE INSTITUTE

We run projects using the Afro- Brazilian martial arts capoeira, arts, music, dance and performing arts as the vehicle of education and the inspiration for people in UK. Our activities are aimed to support, children, young people, vulnerable adults, children with disabilities and families to develop their skills in order to have a better chance to integrate in the community and a better future;

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR CAPOEIRA (AFRO-BRAZILIAN MARTIAL ART) AND ITS ASSOCIATED PERFORMING ARTS, MUSIC AND DANCES TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE TEACHING OF THE AFRO-BRAZILIAN MARTIAL ART CAPOEIRA AND OTHER AFRO-BRAZILIAN ARTS AND CULTURE BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME SEE FIT

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

Causes: Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£24k
Latest spending
£20k
Registered
2014

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Policies the charity declares

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 13
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 7
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 13
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet · Brighton And Hove · Essex · Hounslow · Islington · Kensington And Chelsea · Lambeth · Luton · Southwark · Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£24k£20k
31/12/2024£23k£19k
31/12/2023£22k£21k
31/12/2022£21k£19k
31/12/2021£21k£19k

Common questions

Who funds MACULELE UK- AFRO-BRAZILIAN ARTS & CULTURAL EXCHANGE INSTITUTE (ABACEI)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MACULELE UK- AFRO-BRAZILIAN ARTS & CULTURAL EXCHANGE INSTITUTE (ABACEI) as a grant recipient include THE SCOTT BADER COMMONWEALTH LIMITED, CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST, EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SCOTT BADER COMMONWEALTH LIMITEDFY2021£4kTo fund an educational programme to improve the quality of life of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in London
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£2kSummer activities for young people
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£818

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England05/12/2025£7kFighting Inequality
London Borough of Hounslow18/11/2025£1kAfro Brazilian Arts and Cultural Exchange
City Bridge Foundation06/06/2025£5kGrant to Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute
Sport England29/11/2024£6kFighting Inequality
Sport England16/11/2023£5kYoung's women social inclusion
Greater London Authority15/12/2022£5kAfro-Brazilian Arts and Cultural Exchange Institute
Sport England07/10/2022£5kJubilee Fund - Young Womens Social Inclusion
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2022£4kGrant to Afro Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute
Sport England17/02/2022£5kJubilee Fund - Fighting Inequality
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2020£4kGrant to Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2020£3kGrant to Aluaie Capoeira Ltd
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2020£1kGrant to Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2020£1kGrant to Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute
Greater London Authority01/07/2019£4kCapoeira social inclusion Programme
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation21/09/2018£1kGrant to Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute
The National Lottery Community Fund12/06/2018£6kFighting Inequality
London Borough of Hounslow28/02/2018£500Grant to ABACEI
London Borough of Hounslow17/11/2017£1kGrant to Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute (Cultural Exchange)
London Borough of Hounslow07/11/2016£1kGrant to Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute (Cultural Exchange)
London Borough of Hounslow19/11/2015£500Grant to Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute (Cultural Exchange)
The National Lottery Community Fund06/03/2014£3kCultural Change