Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 8

No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 10

AFRICAN HEALTH POLICY NETWORK

*To advance the health and wellbeing of Africans living in the UK*To influence policy and practice relating to the health and wellbeing of Africans in the UK*To influence policy and practice on wider determinants that impact on the health and wellbeing of Africans in the UK*To influence, promote and provide training, support, research and information for African communities in the UK

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Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£268	£222	£46	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/22		£115	£269	£-154	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/21		£697	£448	£249	£6	£249	£62	1.7	3	6
31/03/20		£142	£135	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/19		£93	£96	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/18		£82	£80	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£98	£102	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£70	£67	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£113	£109	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	*	£213	£292	£-78	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£482	£527	£-46	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£1,253	£1,348	£-95	£24	£132	£124	1.1	12	0
31/03/11	*	£1,347	£1,337	£10	£9	£227	£53	0.5	8	0
31/03/10	*	£1,294	£1,248	£46	£101	£217	£107	1	7	0
31/03/09		£1,004	£1,040	£-36	£982	£172	£74	0.9	9	0
31/03/08	*	£1,250	£1,256	£-6	£86	£207	£110	1.1	12	0
31/03/07		£889	£911	£-21	£65	£213	£116	1.5	9	0
31/03/06		£403	£442	£-39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£776	£755	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£732	£555	£178	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 23 years

https://www.ahpn.org.uk/

deryck.ahpn@btconnect.com

02085555778

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Legal & financial advice

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Comic Relief	£440,000
DCMS	£31,595
Barrow Cadbury Trust	£23,774
Greater London Authority	£21,050
Co-Op Foundation	£19,515
The London Community Foundation	£12,306
CAF	£6,880

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Greater London Authority - CSR 3 Round 2 Capacity Building Grant
£11,050	20/09/2023	The project seeks to address the housing crisis in Hounslow, advocating for improved housing conditions, affordability, and better management by local authorities.
Greater London Authority - CSR 3 Round 2 Capacity Building Grant
£10,000	20/09/2023	The project focuses on older individuals. The Wandsworth Older Peoples' Forum project aims to conduct a thorough audit of organizations, entities, and groups catering to the elderly population in the ....more The project focuses on older individuals. The Wandsworth Older Peoples' Forum project aims to conduct a thorough audit of organizations, entities, and groups catering to the elderly population in the Wandsworth borough.
Co-Op Foundation - African Health Policy Network STC Expand application
£9,975	18/01/2021	Expand virtual conversations with the community around access to healthcare.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - African Health Policy Network
£23,774	07/10/2020 6	To support local migrant communities in Newham, with a focus on mental health
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£31,595	29/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
The London Community Foundation - Grant to African Health Policy Network
£12,306	25/06/2020	Building on crisis-work over 9months we'll: Up-skill AHPN staff in additonal mental health/wellbeing/ bereavement issues Develop a culturally sensitive/replicable mental-wellbeing risk assessment ....more Building on crisis-work over 9months we'll: Up-skill AHPN staff in additonal mental health/wellbeing/ bereavement issues Develop a culturally sensitive/replicable mental-wellbeing risk assessment tool Carry out mental-wellbeing health checks/assessments with 65 beneficiaries alongside essentials/food drops Develop/deliver a flexible mental-health support programme including bereavement support
Comic Relief - BAME Intermediary Partner
£440,000	23/06/2020 12	COVID19 - African Health Policy Network aims to improve the health and well-being of BAME people living in the UK who are disproportionately affected by long term health conditions such as HIV, ....more COVID19 - African Health Policy Network aims to improve the health and well-being of BAME people living in the UK who are disproportionately affected by long term health conditions such as HIV, mental health issues, diabetes and Cancer and others. We work with BAME communities to lessen the impacts of these inequalities and challenge intersecting issues of stigma, marginalisation, isolation, poverty and discrimination and racism-which in turn impact health outcomes. They will deliver funding in partnership with partners including House of Rainbow a Black LGBTQ organisation and French African Welfare Association a charity supporting Black Africans from French speaking countries.
CAF - Grant to African Health Policy Network
£6,880	18/06/2020 3	Grant to African Health Policy Network to support the organisation through COVID19
Co-Op Foundation - STC Explore
£9,540	03/10/2019	Fortnightly sessions in community hubs will engage BME groups to decide how to best use local spaces to bring together vulnerable members of the community.
National Lottery Community Fund - AHPN IT Project; Equipment upgrade
£9,993	14/06/2017 12	This project will upgrade the group's computer infrastructure that is not currently fit for purpose in order to better support people who are experiencing health and social issues.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 40-69

DANMORE SITHOLE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Project Coordinator

DAVID OWUSU Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Pastor

MABULE TEMA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: University Tutor

TENDAI MARJORIE NDANGA Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Coordinator For Bme Communities

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/09/2001, number: 1088641
Registered at Companies House on 18/04/2000, number: 03979511

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 1 days late, AR15: 1 days late, AR14: 1 days late, AR13: 18 days late, AR12: 0 days late, AR11: 96 days late, AR10: 201 days late, AR08: 1 days late,

Main office

Aston Charities Trust Ltd
Durning Hall
Earlham Grove
LONDON
E7 9AB

Objectives

TO ALLEVIATE THE SUFFERING OF PERSONS SUBJECT TO OR AFFECTED BY HIV AND TO PROMOTE SEXUAL HEALTH AMONGST AFRICAN COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE BY PROVIDING TRAINING, SUPPORT, RESEARCH AND INFORMATION AND ASSISTING IN THE PROMULGATION OF EFFECTIVE POLICIES AND GOOD PRACTICE TO THIS END.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UK AND ELSEWHERE

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