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Obac-(Organisation of Blind Africans & Caribbeans)

A Registered Charity based in England

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The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1142005 .
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Description

1) To relieve the needs of disabled people in particular the blind and partially sighted by provision of an Information and Advice Service, education and training provisions for pathways into employment.2)To work with similar likeminded organisations/individuals outside the UK (Africa and the Caribbean) for the benefits of marginalised and disadvantaged people and communities.

Also known as

  • Obac
  • OBAC - (Organisation of Blind Africans & Caribbeans)
  • Obac-(Organisation of Blind Africans & Caribbeans)
  • Organisation for Blind African & Caribbeans (OBAC)
  • Organisation of Blind Africans & Caribbeans

CCEW Charity number

1142005

Company number

07445499

Registered

Postcode

SE5 0TA

Website

obac.org.uk

Domain

obac.org.uk

Latest income

£94,992 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Obac-(Organisation of Blind Africans & Caribbeans)

GB-CHC-1142005

Locations

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Area of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

Obac-(Organisation of Blind Africans & Caribbeans)

GB-CHC-1142005

Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1142005 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.

Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.

GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1142005 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

Obac-(Organisation of Blind Africans & Caribbeans)

GB-CHC-1142005

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Services for people with disabilities D13

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Beneficiary group BE » People with disabilities BE200
  • Economic and community development EC » Unemployment EC107
  • Education ED
  • Education ED » Training ED300
  • Education ED » Training ED300 » Employability training ED302
  • Health HE » Health condition HE200 » Visual impairment HE215
  • Social welfare SW » Individual poverty SW105

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 103
  • Disability 104
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 105
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science 109
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 115

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Elderly/old People 202
  • People With Disabilities 203
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin 204
  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research 308
  • Other Charitable Activities 310

Scale of operation

  • Regional

Obac-(Organisation of Blind Africans & Caribbeans)

GB-CHC-1142005

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
2011-05-19 Registered as a charity
2012-03-31 0
2013-03-31 220,115 287,891
2014-03-31 167,800 186,606
2015-03-31 196,061 195,455
2016-03-31 158,274 155,221
2017-03-31 73,250 161,870
2018-03-31 125,622 139,821
2019-03-31 193,863 205,594
2020-03-31 176,692 207,562
2021-03-31 207,543 196,383
2022-03-31 94,992 184,435
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Obac-(Organisation of Blind Africans & Caribbeans)

GB-CHC-1142005

Charity people

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2022
£
2021
£
Employees paid more than £60,000 - -
Volunteers - 6
Trustees 4
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Obac-(Organisation of Blind Africans & Caribbeans)

GB-CHC-1142005

Income from government

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2022
£
2021
£
Contracts with government
None recorded
Government grants
Income from government grants 61,700 -
Government grants as % of total income 65.0% -
Number of government grants 2 -

Obac-(Organisation of Blind Africans & Caribbeans)

GB-CHC-1142005

Grants received

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Received 11 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
London Borough of Southwark
Community Capacity
£16,337 Grant to Organisation of Blind Africans & Caribbeans
The National Lottery Community Fund
Reaching Communities
£340,675
3 years
Bridging the Gap - My Money Counts
Nov 2017 to Nov 2020
London Borough of Southwark
Community Capacity
£16,337 Grant to Organisation of Blind Africans & Caribbeans
London Borough of Southwark
Neighbourhoods Fund: Camberwell
£2,489 Grant to Organisation of Blind Africans & Caribbeans
The National Lottery Community Fund
Awards for All
£9,224
1 year
Future Innovations
Jul 2016 to Jul 2017
London Borough of Southwark
Neighbourhoods Fund: Camberwell
£1,560 Grant to Organisation of Blind Africans & Caribbeans
London Borough of Southwark
Community Capacity
£16,337 Grant to Organisation of Blind Africans & Caribbeans
Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales
Enable South
£15,000
2 years
Grant to Organisation for Blind African & Caribbeans (OBAC)
Nov 2014 to Oct 2016
The National Lottery Community Fund
Awards for All
£9,996
1 year
Innovative Growth
Jul 2014 to Jul 2015
The National Lottery Community Fund
Reaching Communities
£291,179
3 years
Bridging the Gap: Support and Brokerage
Feb 2013 to Feb 2016

Data source

Some grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.

Obac-(Organisation of Blind Africans & Caribbeans)

GB-CHC-1142005

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