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French-African Welfare Association Fawa
French-African Welfare Association Fawa is a registered charity (number 1103174) based in London, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Fabien Ilunga since 2024. Latest income £196k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as French African Welfare Association Fawa (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
- Income £196k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science and 2 more
- Where
- Throughout London
- Website
- www.fawauk.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2004
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£196k£190k
- 2024£222k£175k
- 2023£114k£99k
Earlier years
- 2022£69k£86k
- 2021£218k£174k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 7% · Government grants 7%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AMONGST PEOPLE OF AFRICAN BACKGROUND IN PARTICULAR, THOSE FROM FRENCH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES ('THE BENEFICIAL CLASS').2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONGST THE BENEFICIAL CLASS, SO AS TO IMPROVE THEIR OPPORTUNITY OF OBTAINING GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT.3. ANY OTHER PURPOSES CHARITABLE BY LAW AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR, THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AMONGST THE BENEFICIAL CLASS.
Grants received
20 grants · £618,535 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £403,913 (7 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £57,490 (2 grants)
- Trust for London · £45,000 (2 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £34,000 (2 grants)
- The London Community Foundation · £22,760 (3 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
5 trustees on the board
- Fabien Ilunga Chair since 2024
- Antoine Bandon since 2024
- Andrew Ngwenya since 2024
- Kaylyn Asiedu-Nesbeth since 2024
- Mercy Medeh Mbunui Forba since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Fabien Ilunga Chair since 2024
- Antoine Bandon since 2024
- Andrew Ngwenya since 2024
- Kaylyn Asiedu-Nesbeth since 2024
- Mercy Medeh Mbunui Forba since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1103174
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 19 APRIL 2003
- Contact on the register
- 02087619397 · info@fawauk.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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