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Maculele Uk- Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute (Abacei)

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1157115LondonDisability
Income£24k2025-12-31
Spending£20ksame year
Spent / received88%5-year average
Size in its cause42nd pctDisability
Registered2014CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Maculele Uk- Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute (Abacei) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Maculele Uk- Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute (Abacei) reported income of £24k and spending of £20k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £21k to £24k (+10%), an average of +2.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Maculele Uk- Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute (Abacei) sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include We Care Community Trust (£24k), Mamy Show Foundation (£24k) and Trust Property Administered in Connection with Rochdale Unitarian Church (£24k).

Income and spending

£0£5,908£12k£18k£24k2021 Income: £21,4502021 Spending: £19,45020212022 Income: £21,3802022 Spending: £18,65020222023 Income: £21,5602023 Spending: £20,50020232024 Income: £22,5802024 Spending: £18,80020242025 Income: £23,6302025 Spending: £20,2002025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

We run projects using the Afro- Brazilian martial arts capoeira, arts, music, dance and performing arts as the vehicle of education and the inspiration for people in UK. Our activities are aimed to support, children, young people, vulnerable adults, children with disabilities and families to develop their skills in order to have a better chance to integrate in the community and a better future;

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
We Care Community TrustSouthampton£24k
Mamy Show FoundationWest Midlands£24k
Trust Property Administered in Connection with Rochdale Unitarian ChurchRochdale£24k
The Torbay Handicapped Community CentreNewton Abbot£24k