Leicester French Speaking African Group
Charity 1111083
Overview
Summary
Leicester French Speaking African Group appears to function as a culturally and linguistically specific integration organisation, helping French-speaking African residents navigate essential systems while seeking to strengthen community connection. Its role extends beyond advice: the charity’s objects suggest an ambition to create shared civic infrastructure, potentially through a community meeting space. It appears to combine individual support with community-building across a wider East Midlands catchment, although the available evidence does not show its scale, partnerships or current facilities.
Operational geography
Coverage: Regional
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission record currently lists Birmingham City among the places where the charity operates, but it provides no Birmingham service location, venue, project, delivery address, partner or ward-level information.
- The charity's stated activities describe support for French-speaking African people in Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire, which does not explicitly mention Birmingham and therefore conflicts with the broader Charity Commission geographic listing.
- The latest reported financial year ended 31 March 2025 with £0 income and £0 expenditure. This makes the extent of current active delivery, including in Birmingham, uncertain.
- The Charity Commission states that the charity does not own or lease land or property; there is no evidence of a Birmingham physical site.
- No material Birmingham partnerships were identified in the available authoritative evidence.
Additional evidence needed
- Current service information identifying any Birmingham delivery locations, outreach areas or regular meeting venues.
- Evidence from the organisation or named partner organisations confirming active Birmingham projects or referral arrangements.
- A recent annual report, activity report or trustee update explaining delivery undertaken after 31 March 2025.
- Ward- or place-level information sufficient to link Birmingham activity to one of the supplied Birmingham area identifiers.
Areas of work
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
Who they help
- Children/young People
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How they help
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Integration support is its central operating role
The organisation appears to act as a bridge between French-speaking African residents and mainstream systems, translating broad integration needs into practical support with health, education, housing, religion and benefits.
Why it matters
This suggests its distinctive value may lie in trusted navigation across multiple services rather than in delivering a single specialist programme. It may therefore hold insight into barriers that are otherwise dispersed across public systems.
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“It provides advice on health, educational, housing, religious and benefits services and support for effective integration in the community.”
Source:Organisation“It provides advocacy, advice and information.”
Source:Charity Commission
The organisation combines individual welfare with collective belonging
Its purpose appears to include both responding to immediate welfare needs and creating conditions for a more connected French-speaking African community, potentially through recreation, education and shared space.
Why it matters
This distinguishes the group from a purely advice-led service. Community connection may be treated as part of wellbeing and integration, not simply as an additional activity.
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“Its objects include advancing education and providing facilities for social welfare, recreation and leisure time occupation.”
Source:Charity Commission“Its objects include establishing or securing a community centre or meeting space.”
Source:Charity Commission
Its community is defined by language and diaspora, but its reach is regional
Although named for Leicester, the organisation appears to serve a cross-county population spanning Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire. This may reflect a dispersed community whose needs are not confined to one local authority area.
Why it matters
A regional catchment may create both a valuable connecting role and practical challenges around access, local partnerships and consistency of support.
Show evidence
“It supports French-speaking African people living in Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire.”
Source:Organisation“It helps people of a particular ethnic or racial origin.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether the organisation has established, manages or regularly uses a community centre or meeting space.
- Which organisations, local authorities or faith communities it works with, and whether those relationships are formal.
- The number, age profile and locations of people supported, including whether children and young people receive distinct provision.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent activity reports, programme descriptions or beneficiary feedback showing how support is delivered and where.
- Information on staff, volunteers, referral routes, partnerships and any current community-space provision.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Looking after the welfare of all the french speaking African people living in Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire in providing advice on health, educational, housing, religious and benefits services and ensuring they have all support needed for their effective integration in the community
Charity objects
A. TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF FRENCH SPEAKING AFRICANS WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF LEICESTER BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID AFRICAN PEOPLE AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID AFRICAN AND OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS. B. TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE OR MEETING SPACE (HEREIN CALLED THE "CENTRE") AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.