LEEDS AFRICAN COMMUNITIES CHARITABLE TRUST (LAC TRUST)

Registered charity 1191879 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LAC, LEEDS AFRICAN COMMUNITIESTRUST, THE LEEDS AFRICAN COMMUNITIES TRUST

The Leeds African Communites Trust promotes the wellbeing of people of African descent throughout Leeds, by advancing education, relieving poverty and improving their welfare, through community based activities in partnership with its associated African community groups, Leeds City Council and other public and private sector bodies.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: (1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVICE, AND GUIDANCE FOR PEOPLE OF AFRICAN ORIGIN OR DESCENT IN LEEDS. (2) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR PEOPLE OF AFRICAN ORIGIN OR DESCENT IN POVERTY OR NEED DUE TO THEIR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES IN LEEDS BY PROVIDING FOOD ITEMS, CLOTHING AND TOILETRIES, AS WELL AS ADVICE AND GUIDANCE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £15,787.00 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £83,086.20 and total expenditure of £67,313.20. The trustees' report notes that funding reductions led to a decline in service users and a shift in project focus, but the organization remains operational with adequate resources to meet its current obligations.

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 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ABDUL RASHID THOMAS · trustee of 1 other charity
• AISSATA TOURE
• DAVID SALAHDU
• Kaddy Jabang · trustee of 1 other charity
• LUCY NDLOVU
• Victoria Ebun Ajayi
• Yankuba Sawo · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Leeds City

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