The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

African French Speaking Community Support

Registered charity 1169279 Registered since 2016

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Rwanda, Senegal

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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
9.4y median 5y
average tenure
16y
longest tenure
2
trustees past 6 years
9.5y
average years in governance
4 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
2
company-linked trustees

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

Economic/community Development/employment 1Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 1Other Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Other services 1Public administration 1

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Contact

Websitewww.afscs.org.uk
Emailenquiries@afscs.org.uk
Phone01216793354
AddressSt. Phillips Parish Centre, Watt Street, SMETHWICK, West Midlands, B66 3DA

Finances

£292,283 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£226,472£110,033
2022£170,995£111,698
2023£199,474£155,076
2024£180,888£144,054
2025£292,283£261,528

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyOverseas Aid/famine ReliefAccommodation/housingArts/culture/heritage/scienceAmateur SportEnvironment/conservation/heritageEconomic/community Development/employmentHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or DiversityRecreationOther Charitable Purposes

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesPeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Other FinanceProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

1. The prevention and relief of financial hardship in people of African ethnic origin whose first language is French and who are residing in Africa or in England and Wales by providing or assisting in the provision of education, training, healthcare projects and all necessary support designed to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient.2. The development of the capacity and skills of the socially and economically disadvantaged communities of French speaking Africa so that they are better able to identify and meet their own needs and participate more fully in society.3. The relief and assistance of people who live in French speaking African countries, or who have been displaced from French speaking areas of Africa by natural disaster or catastrophe by the supply aid to such persons.4. To promote for the benefit of the public the conservation of the natural environment and the sustainable use of natural resources, including without limitation, fauna and flora, water, and soils, and the promotion of education in conservation environment, and in the sustainable use of natural resources.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18 JUL 2016 as amended on 24 Oct 2024

Trustees (5)

5trustees
60median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

African French Speaking Community Support LTD · 08615897 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 18/07/2013

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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