A-Z COMMUNITIES INCLUSION
Activities: Welcome Communities, Community Cafe Community Reporting Centre. Friendly Coffee Meeting. Empower Young. Research, Education and Training. Refugee Families Support. Social Prescribing, physical and mental health support. Therapeutic Dance
Objects
1. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONGST THOSE FROM AN AFRICAN BACKGROUND INCLUDING AFRICAN REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS RESIDING IN SALFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WHO ARE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH: A) EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, INCLUDING SUPPORT WITH TRANSLATION;B) PROVIDING WORKSHOPS/COURSES AND TRAINING;C) HOMEWORK SUPPORT CLASSES AND GENERAL SUPPORT/INFORMATION;D) SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND EVENTS INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY DIRECTED TO PROMOTING SOCIAL INCLUSION.2. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONGST THOSE FROM AN AFRICAN BACKGROUND INCLUDING AFRICAN REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS RESIDING IN SALFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH PROVIDING ESSENTIAL ITEMS AND WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER CHARITIES AND ORGANISATION’S WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income was £151,000 against total expenditure of £150,000, resulting in a net surplus for the year. Unrestricted reserves increased from £12,500 to £7,400 (with restricted funds at £10,000), and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters were found during the examination.
What the accounts disclose
“Sub total (Gross oan 36,797 114,203 . 151,000 149,860” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (17/06/2024)
Trustees
- DEO LUBANGI
- Dr EYANG MASWANA
- Dr YONO ISUNG
- ROLINIE YONO MAKANGA
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 15/04/2025 | £164k | £146k |
| 15/04/2024 | £150k | £137k |
Common questions
Is A-Z COMMUNITIES INCLUSION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income was £151,000 against total expenditure of £150,000, resulting in a net surplus for the year. Unrestricted reserves increased from £12,500 to £7,400 (with restricted funds at £10,000), and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters were found during the examination. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcode Lottery | 29/07/2024 | £24k | Unrestricted Funding |
| Sport England | 13/08/2020 | £10k | Kwasa kwasa Jump Roof Acrobatic Dance |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 28/01/2019 | £36k | "Yanzi alphabet and sharing stories people of Salford" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 31/10/2016 | £10k | "Traditional PENDE from Congo DRC /Africa (Mask & Costume) explored In the heart of Salford" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/11/2008 | £5k | Smoking/Alcoholism Give Up Campaign Amongst African French Speaking Communi |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/06/2007 | £5k | African Cultural Summer Season 2007 |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 24/10/2005 | £49k | "Cultural Summer Season - Central Africa" |