Registered charity · Merseyside
The Congolese Association of Merseyside
- 5 trustees
- Income £107k (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
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 8 more
- Where
- Liverpool City, Congo (Democratic Republic), Knowsley, Sefton and more
- Website
- www.congomerseyside.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Congolese Association of Merseyside
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£107k£124k
- 2024£143k£135k
- 2023£106k£96k
Earlier years
- 2022£43k£45k
- 2021£51k£49k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 5%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1) TO RELIEVE POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS, MIGRANT WORKERS AND OTHER LOCAL PERSONS IN NEED LIVING IN MERSEYSIDE BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, INTERPRETING, TRANSLATING, ADVOCACY, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE SERVICES FOR EMPLOYMENT, HEALTH AND HOUSING.2) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF MERSEYSIDE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO PROMOTE INTEGRATION, ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.3) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE
Grants received
18 grants · £408,427 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 · £209,614 (5 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £79,740 (2 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £52,250 (2 grants)
- John Moores Foundation · £31,000 (2 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £11,000 (2 grants)
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Charles Lemba since 2014
- Deborah Mbosso since 2022
- Eleanor Smith since 2023
- Rev John Baptist since 2023
- Vanessa Ndunguna-Ntemo since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Charles Lemba since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Charles Lemba since 2014
- Deborah Mbosso since 2022
- Rev John Baptist since 2023
- Vanessa Ndunguna-Ntemo since 2023
Portfolio (1)
- Eleanor Smith since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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
- 1157149
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29/04/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 13/12/2013
- Companies House
- Company number 05801288 · Active
- Contact on the register
- +441513456913 · info@congomerseyside.org.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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