AFRICA CONNECTION

Charity number: 1146628
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Main activities are Healthcare, Business start ups and meeting basic needs. Within our first accounting period we have held eye/medical camps in association with Kenyan professionals and dispensed spectacles and eye drops. We have started a Sewing School and a computer school to offer basic instruction. With basic needs we have helped fund a toilet block, given out seed and supported a blind group

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 January 2023

Total income: £7,135
Total expenditure: £4,870

People

3 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Religious Activities
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England
  • Kenya
  • Uganda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 March 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
07898103 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
DAVID BASS FBSC Chair 15 January 2012
None on record
JOHN LESLIE WOOD Trustee 24 January 2024
None on record
Andrew Michael Bass Trustee 31 January 2023
CHRISTIAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/01/2019 31/01/2020 31/01/2021 31/01/2022 31/01/2023
Total gross income £1.01k £3.32k £1.14k £2.80k £7.14k
Total expenditure £2.16k £2.74k £1.21k £623 £4.87k
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 31 January 2023 31 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 January 2022 12 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 January 2021 09 August 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 January 2020 29 September 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 January 2019 25 October 2019 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2019 Not Required
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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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05 JAN 2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 23/03/2012

Charitable objects

RELIEF OF NEED AND THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH IN AFRICA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FOR THE BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED BY PROVIDING SPECIALISTS & SUPPLIES AND ENABLING LOCAL PEOPLE TO USE THEIR SPECIFIC TALENTS TO:- A) PROVIDE HEALTHCARE TO THOSE IN NEED; B) ENCOURAGE AND ENABLE THE START UP OF BUSINESSES AND C) TACKLE AREAS OF BASIC NEED SUCH AS THE PROVISION OF CLEAN WATER, FOOD, CLOTHING, HOUSING AND EDUCATION

Contact information

Address:
14 West Royd
Wilsden
BRADFORD
BD15 0HU
Phone:
07817628412
Email:
africaconnection@btinternet.com
Website:

No information available