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Maculele UK- Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute (Abacei)
Maculele UK- Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute (Abacei) is a registered charity (number 1157115) based in London, governed by 4 trustees. Latest income £24k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Cultural Exchange, Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute (Charity Commission)
- 4 trustees
- Income £24k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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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
- Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Recreation
- Where
- Barnet, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington And Chelsea and more
- Website
- www.culturalexchange.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£24k£20k
- 2024£23k£19k
- 2023£22k£21k
Earlier years
- 2022£21k£19k
- 2021£21k£19k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR CAPOEIRA (AFRO-BRAZILIAN MARTIAL ART) AND ITS ASSOCIATED PERFORMING ARTS, MUSIC AND DANCES TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE TEACHING OF THE AFRO-BRAZILIAN MARTIAL ART CAPOEIRA AND OTHER AFRO-BRAZILIAN ARTS AND CULTURE BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME SEE FIT
Grants received
36 grants · £102,238 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
- Sport England · £32,488 (6 grants)
- Sussex Community Foundation · £13,900 (4 grants)
- London Borough of Southwark · £12,200 (5 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £8,500 (2 grants)
- The Wimbledon Foundation · £5,500 (2 grants)
Most recent
- London Borough of Hounslow
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Balint Szule since 2016
- Jefferson Bispo de Oliveira since 2014
- Karen Welton since 2019
- Laura Ayuso since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- Balint Szule since 2016
- Jefferson Bispo de Oliveira since 2014
- Karen Welton since 2019
- Laura Ayuso since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Balint Szule since 2016
- Jefferson Bispo de Oliveira since 2014
- Karen Welton since 2019
- Laura Ayuso since 2014
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
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
- 1157115
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 19 May 2014
- Contact on the register
- 07425337404 · community@abacei.com
- 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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