Registered charity · Friern Barnet Lane
African Refugee Community
African Refugee Community is a registered charity (number 1120861) based in Friern Barnet Lane, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Bitenge Makuka MA since 2019. Latest income £85k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Acrc (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
- Income £85k (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
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing
- Where
- Barnet
- Website
- africanrefugeecommunity.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2007
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£85k£66k
- 2024£75k£56k
- 2023£44k£39k
Earlier years
- 2022£78k£70k
- 2021£138k£117k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
A. TO RELIEVE SICKNESS, POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AMONGST AFRICAN REFUGEES IN GENERAL AND THOSE FROM THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (FORMER ZAIRE), ANGOLA AND CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE IN PARTICULAR, CURRENTLY LIVING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN GENERAL AND LONDON IN PARTICULAR; ANDB. TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH.
Grants received
16 grants · £137,540 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 · £75,390 (9 grants)
- The London Community Foundation · £20,300 (3 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £19,850 (2 grants)
- Barrow Cadbury Trust · £15,000
- The Clothworkers' Foundation · £7,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- 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.
3 trustees on the board
- Bitenge Makuka MA Chair since 2019
- Mazuba Makwim since 2020
- Mbombo Lukubika since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Bitenge Makuka MA Chair since 2019
- Mazuba Makwim since 2020
- Mbombo Lukubika since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Bitenge Makuka MA Chair since 2019
- Mazuba Makwim since 2020
- Mbombo Lukubika since 2020
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1120861
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION DATED 1 MAY 2007 AS AMENDED 23 MAY 2009
- Contact on the register
- 020 8368 9070 · acrc_123@yahoo.co.uk
- 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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