MEDWAY AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1179545 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MACA

We run a weekly drop in for senior citizens. We hold an annual young Black achievers awards. We develop and deliver projects that promote diversity and celebrate heritage and culture. We work with partners across statutory, voluntary, private sectors to achieve our objectives. We work with young people with regards to culture, arts and education.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE:TO ADVANCE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF KENT AND MEDWAY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, PERSONS OF THE AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, IN PARTICULAR ADVANCING EDUCATION AND/OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net increase in funds of £27,587.56, bringing the closing bank balance to £94,179.88. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a strong financial position and operates within its reserves policy to ensure continuity of services. The majority of income was derived from grant funding, which constituted over 80% of total income.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

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

• Landmark grant provider (unnamed in snippet) — “Press release: Medway African and Caribbean Association awarded landmark grant in excess £282,000 for work with young people.” (source page)

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (29/05/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Carol Stewartchair
• Amanda Halpin
• Andrew Leslie
• PATRICIA COOPER

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

Operates in: Kent · Medway

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AFRICAN CARIBBEAN ACHIEVEMENT PROJECT.

• AFRICAN CARIBBEAN ACHIEVEMENT PROJECT income £165k
• WEST BROMWICH AFRICAN CARIBBEAN RESOURCE CENTRE income £1.6m
• AFRICAN COMMUNITY CENTRE income £405k
• AFRICAN CARIBBEAN CARE GROUP income £555k
• MERCHED Y WAWR income £288k
• MEDWAY EDUCATION TRUST income £2.3m

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.