POOLE AFRICA LINK

Charity number: 1153530
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Humanitarian and medical teaching link between Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and nominated hospitals/training institutes in Africa.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £70,359
Total expenditure: £57,118

People

6 Trustee(s)

35 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Sudan
  • Uganda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 August 2013: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
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 handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr ANTOINETTE HAZEL MCAULAY MD FRCPCH Chair 01 August 2013
None on record
HILARY FENTON-HARRIS Trustee 01 July 2024
None on record
Dr Pasco Thomas James Hearn MBBS MRCP Trustee 21 November 2023
None on record
Dr Peter Neil McEwan MBChB Trustee 28 February 2023
None on record
Judith Mella MBBs FRCS Trustee 10 May 2020
None on record
Dr FRANCES MARY DORMON MB BS FRCA Trustee 01 August 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £27.25k £18.88k £34.45k £27.10k £70.36k
Total expenditure £37.73k £11.51k £26.35k £37.18k £57.12k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £17.84k £6.42k 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 March 2024 06 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 06 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 04 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 04 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 05 February 2023 5 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 05 February 2023 5 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 04 February 2021 4 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 04 February 2021 4 days late 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 23 Aug 2013 as amended on 13 Aug 2019

Charitable objects

Objects • To advance and sustain an education and training programme based at Lira University, Lira regional referral hospital and Lira University hospital designed to improve the health care of the people of, Uganda and in particular Lira • To sustain an ongoing programme to bring healthcare professionals from Uganda to the UK for observation and training placements • To work closely with other agencies and organisations such as THET, Bournemouth University and other Wessex Links to promote improvements in healthcare, education and research at Lira University, Lira regional referral hospital and Lira University hospital • To support the development of healthcare facilities including the provision of medical equipment to enhance healthcare facilities at Lira University, Lira regional referral hospital and lira University hospital • To advance and sustain education and training programmes and the development of health care facilities (including the provision of medical equipment) at such places as the Trustees may decide in other African countries • Following our long term involvement with Wau teaching hospital and schools of nursing in Wau, this link is now on standby due to the political instability of the country and the resulting potential dangers to visiting staff. We are committed to retain a close contact with our medical colleagues and the ministry of Health in South Sudan. • To continue to support the work of Sister Gracy though the Mary Help School of nursing and her feeding programme in Wau.

Area of benefit

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

IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH SUDAN

Contact information

Address:
Poole Hospital NHS Trust
Longfleet Road
POOLE
BH15 2JB
Phone:
01202448182
Email:
hilary.fenton-harris@poole.nhs.uk
Website:

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