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Registered charity · London

African Smile

African Smile is a registered charity (number 1109354) based in London, governed by 5 trustees. Latest income £25k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £25k (2025)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 6 more
Where
Throughout London
Website
www.africansmile.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2005

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£25k£25k
  • 2024£25k£25k
  • 2023£25k£24k
Earlier years
  • 2022£23k£23k
  • 2021£22k£21k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 100%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

1. TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS, PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH ADVANCE EDUCATION OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS LIVING IN SOUTH EAST OF LONDON, BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE IN MATTERS SUCH AS HEALTH, EDUCATION, TRAINING FOR EMPLOYMENT, TRANSLATION SERVICES, HOUSING AND WELFARE RIGHTS.2. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF AFRICAN COMMUNITY LIVING IN SOUTH EAST OF LONDON THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION, CULTURAL AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Grants received

2 grants · £13,021 total

360Giving 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

Most recent

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.

6.8y median 4y
average tenure
22y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 5Education/training 5General Charitable Purposes 5

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£25k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1109354
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1 NOVEMBER 2003, AS AMENDED 22 JANUARY 2005
Contact on the register
02039528963 · africasmilecentre@yahoo.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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