THE CONGOLESE ASSOCIATION OF MERSEYSIDE

Registered charity 1157149 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CONGOLESE ASSOCIATION {CAM}

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Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£107k

Latest spending

£124k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net deficit of £16,162 for the year, resulting in total net assets decreasing from £22,706 to £6,544. Unrestricted funds fell significantly from £11,754 to £11,754 (brought forward) minus the deficit, leaving total unrestricted funds at £11,754 b/fd adjusted by the deficit. The charity faces increased costs and disruption to income but continues to operate services.

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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Eleanor Rathbone Charitable Trust — “Donors & Supporters Eleanor Rathbone Charitable Trust” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Charles Lemba
Deborah Mbosso
Eleanor Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev John Baptist
Vanessa Ndunguna-Ntemo

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

Operates in: Congo (Democratic Republic) · Knowsley · Liverpool City · Sefton · Wigan · Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£107k	£124k
31/03/2024	£143k	£135k
31/03/2023	£106k	£96k
31/03/2022	£43k	£45k
31/03/2021	£51k	£49k

Common questions

Is THE CONGOLESE ASSOCIATION OF MERSEYSIDE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net deficit of £16,162 for the year, resulting in total net assets decreasing from £22,706 to £6,544. Unrestricted funds fell significantly from £11,754 to £11,754 (brought forward) minus the deficit, leaving total unrestricted funds at £11,754 b/fd adjusted by the deficit. The charity faces increased costs and disruption to income but continues to operate services. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE CONGOLESE ASSOCIATION OF MERSEYSIDE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CONGOLESE ASSOCIATION OF MERSEYSIDE as a grant recipient include THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST, MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST, SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUND, PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND, THE ALBERT HUNT TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST	FY2022	£5k	SMALLER GRANTS
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£4k
SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUND	FY2024	£2k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND	FY2025	£1k
THE ALBERT HUNT TRUST	FY2022	£1k	Core costs (February 2022)

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/08/2022	£180k	Empreinte Move On
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/07/2022	£10k	Empreinte Move On
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/09/2021	£3k	Empreinte Connect
The National Lottery Community Fund	30/04/2020	£8k	Empreinte Equip
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/05/2019	£9k	Empreinte Integrate