- To create a permanent record of the contributions of Black British people, ensuring that their stories are correctly recorded and passed from one generation to the next.
- To ensure the heritage that was previously hidden, not well known or easily accessible, will now be available to the wider community.
- To educate the public and empower communities to explore, research and record their history.
- To ensure that people of African Heritage take a leading role in how their history and heritage is presented and preserved.
- To be a source of information on memorials for Black servicemen and women.
- To promote community cohesion, intergenerational work, social inclusion.
- To conduct research, arrange meetings, talks, workshops, seminars, conferences, discussion groups and exhibitions.
