DUDLEY CARIBBEAN AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 519199 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AFRICAN CARIBBEAN BEFRIENDING PROJECT, IMPACT TRAINING

The charity's principle activity was to manage the two projects run by the trustees, Impact Training and the African Caribbean Befriending Service to provide service directly to the elderly and to contribute to the socio-economic wellbeing of the community. The charity continue to work in partnership with Dudley MBC

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DUDLEY (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE AREA OF BENEFIT') WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. TO ESTABLISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE CENTRE') AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE, OR TO CO-OPERATE WITH ANY LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DUDLEY

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

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Dudley, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £49,881 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds of £94,217. The trustees report that despite funding pressures, the charity maintained a modest surplus and secured additional funding sources to improve its short-to-mid-term viability. The organization remains dependent on securing sustainable future funding to continue its activities.

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 5 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
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2022 (received 11/05/2023, 100 days after the 31/01/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

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

• Lloyds Bank Foundation — “Thank you to the Lloyds Bank Foundation for their support” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• LEIGHTON BRUCEchair
• BEVERLEY CAMPBELL
• BEVERLEY CAMPBELL
• COLIN BENNETT
• Michael David Ricketts

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

Operates in: Dudley · Sandwell

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DUDLEY LODGE.

• DUDLEY LODGE income £6.2m
• MEDWAY AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION income £123k
• AFRICAN CARIBBEAN ACHIEVEMENT PROJECT income £165k
• MCSDA LTD income £40k
• AFRICAN COMMUNITY CENTRE income £405k
• BAYLIES' EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION income £189k

Side by side with its peers

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