FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
Charity number: 1084087
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
The advancement of education and the relief of sickness and poverty among children, their families and carers, living in Southern Africa, by any charitable means.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024
Total income: £16,200
Total expenditure: £16,000
People
2 Trustee(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No information availableFundraising
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:
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
- Children/young People
How the charity helps:
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- South Africa
Governance
Registration history:
- 12 December 2000: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
- FOTCHSA (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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
2 Trustee(s)
| Name | Role | Date of appointment | Other trusteeships | Reporting status of other trusteeships | ||||
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| DAVID ALAN ROSSELLI | Chair | 12 March 2001 |
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| NIGEL FROST | Trustee |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | 31/12/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £20.35k | £16.12k | £16.12k | £21.12k | £16.20k | |
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Total expenditure | £18.33k | £22.17k | £17.00k | £17.57k | £16.00k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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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 |
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| Annual return | 31 December 2024 | 08 October 2025 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2024 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 31 December 2023 | 19 September 2024 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 31 December 2022 | 25 October 2023 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2022 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 29 May 2022 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 31 December 2020 | 30 May 2022 | 211 days late | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2020 | Not required |