Registered charity (CIO) · Bradford
Bradford African Community
Bradford African Community is a registered charity (number 1191374) based in Bradford, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Yassini Toyi since 2025. Latest income £137k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £137k (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, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 2 more
- Where
- Throughout England, Congo (Democratic Republic), Tanzania, Sudan and more
- Website
- bradfordafrican.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2020
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£137k£132k
- 2024£102k£112k
- 2023£106k£94k
Earlier years
- 2022£87k£68k
- 2021£78k£56k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 14%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) AFRICAN REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS RESIDING IN BRADFORD AND YORKSHIRE, FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY THROUGH.A.EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE;B.PROVIDING WORKSHOPS/COURSES, HOMEWORK SUPPORT CLASSES AND GENERAL SUPPORT;C.SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND EVENTS INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY DIRECTED TO PROMOTING SOCIAL INCLUSION’.‘FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.”2. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN AFRICA BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATION’S WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.
Grants received
4 grants · £842,786 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 · £767,786 (3 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £75,000
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Yassini Toyi Chair since 2025
- Catherine Kembabazi since 2019
- Faith Clare Nyambane since 2023
- Ismail Adam since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Catherine Kembabazi since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Yassini Toyi Chair since 2025
- Catherine Kembabazi since 2019
- Faith Clare Nyambane since 2023
- Ismail Adam since 2024
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
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
- 1191374
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 21 Sep 2020
- Contact on the register
- 01274722978 · info@bradfordafrican.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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