THE TRUAN TRUST

Charity number: 1008373
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Truan Trust offers support to young people to receive an education in Uganda. Funding is provided to assist youngsters to obtain an education who do not have any family support, such as orphans through AIDS, or where the family can only offer part support e.g. children of peasant farmers. At present most support is given to students studying at secondary or in post-secondary education.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £26,608
Total expenditure: £35,496

People

5 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
Where the charity operates:
  • Uganda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 February 1992: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
BRIAN WILLIAM TRUAN Chair
None on record
Solomon Truan Osinde Trustee 09 August 2014
None on record
STEPHEN JOHN COPELAND Trustee
None on record
Alison Gowman Trustee
THE COMPANY OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS CHARITABLE TRUST FUND (1992)
Received: On time
THE CITY OF LONDON ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST FUND
Received: On time
THE LORD MAYOR'S 800TH ANNIVERSARY AWARDS TRUST
Received: On time
SUSAN LESLEY EBSWORTH Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2020 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024
Total gross income £31.66k £42.56k £27.33k £26.69k £26.61k
Total expenditure £35.24k £18.52k £22.72k £36.19k £35.50k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 05 April 2024 08 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 08 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 25 April 2024 80 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 25 April 2024 80 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 05 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 05 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 06 February 2022 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 06 February 2022 1 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2020 04 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2020 04 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

TRUST DEED EXECUTED 17TH DECEMBER 1990

Charitable objects

GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

IN PRACTICE AFRICA

Contact information

Address:
Elmdale
Peldon Road
Little Wigborough
Essex
CO5 7RB
Phone:
07814544629
Email:
steve.copeland1@icloud.com
Website:

truantrust.wordpress.com