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African Centre for Development and Research

Registered charity 1154206 Registered since 2013

Operates: Benin, Bulgaria, France, Ghana, Hungary, Liberia, Nigeria, Poland, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Spain, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

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5
trustees on the board
11y median 11y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure
5
trustees past 6 years
11y
average years in governance
3 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
3
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

General Charitable Purposes 5The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 5Education/training 4The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

Commercial experience

Other services 3

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Contact

Websitewww.acdr.org.uk
Emailinfo@acdr.org.uk
Phone01273234756
AddressAfrican Centre for Dev' & Research, 412 Community Base, 113 Queens Road, BRIGHTON, BN1 3XG

Finances

£182,977 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£80,873£63,336
2022£89,334£66,876
2023£112,346£86,967
2024£189,544£161,890
2025£182,977£171,031

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyOverseas Aid/famine ReliefEconomic/community Development/employmentHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or DiversityOther Charitable Purposes

Who

Children/young PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

OBJECTS OF ASSOCIATION(1) TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED (INCLUDING THOSE IN FINANCIAL NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS), TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR THAT OF YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS, MIGRANTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND SUCH OTHERS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME (INCLUDING FORMER OFFENDERS, RECOVERING DRUG ADDICTS, ROUGH SLEEPERS AND OTHER VULNERABLE PEOPLE) IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, EUROPE AND AFRICA.(2) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 YEARS BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING THEM IN LIFE AND HELPING THEM BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING THEIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING (INCLUDING EDUCATION IN HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS), EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND RECONCILIATION);(C) RELIEVING THEIR UNEMPLOYMENT; AND(D) RELIEVING THEIR CHARITABLE NEEDS.(3) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE, PEOPLE WHO ARE MIGRANTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS, AND SUCH OTHERS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME (INCLUDING FORMER OFFENDERS, RECOVERING DRUG ADDICTS, ROUGH SLEEPERS AND OTHER VULNERABLE PEOPLE) IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, EUROPE AND AFRICA WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION, THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF OR CREED (IN PARTICULAR, MEMBERS OF THE FAITH COMMUNITY AND MINORITY GROUPS).

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28/04/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/09/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 07/10/2013

Trustees (5)

5trustees
47median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

African Centre for Development and Research LTD · 07617858 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 28/04/2011

2 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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