The Kisomo Foundation

Charity number: 1104396
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Nyumbani UK & The Hotcourses Foundation provides education to orphaned and vulnerable children in Kenya, pulling them out of poverty and the worst start in life, to empower and give them a future through education. We provide funding to a school for over 520 children in one of Nairobi's informal settlements and we have a scholarship programme for some of the most vulnerable students in Kenya.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 December 2023

Total income: £159,753
Total expenditure: £90,964

People

6 Trustee(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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Kenya

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 June 2004: Standard registration
  • 07 March 2023: Funds received from 1072191 NYUMBANI UK
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • NYUMBANI UK AND THE HOTCOURSES FOUNDATION (Previous name)
  • THE HOTCOURSES FOUNDATION (Previous name)
Company number:
05147284 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls 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
  • Trustee expenses 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
Sally Patterson Trustee 20 June 2024
None on record
Lisa Digrandi Trustee 01 May 2020
None on record
Peter Wilson Trustee 17 April 2020
None on record
David Grunberg Trustee 01 April 2020
PATIENT SAFETY WATCH
Received: 6 days late
KITH AND KIDS
Received: On time
SIMON JAMES CLEAVER Trustee
None on record
MICHAEL GRAEME ELMS Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 30/12/2020 30/12/2021 30/12/2022 30/12/2023
Total gross income £5.24m £350.78k £335.98k £206.69k £159.75k
Total expenditure £514.42k £239.16k £474.64k £156.28k £90.96k
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
Income - Donations and legacies £5.18m N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £46.47k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment £11.38k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £4.85m N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £392.06k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £121.10k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £1.25k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £119 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £1.25k 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 30 December 2023 30 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 December 2023 30 October 2024 On time
Annual return 30 December 2022 30 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 December 2022 30 October 2023 On time
Annual return 30 December 2021 19 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 December 2021 07 November 2022 8 days late
Annual return 30 December 2020 29 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 December 2020 29 October 2021 On time
Annual return 31 December 2019 30 October 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 30 October 2020 On time
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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 07/06/2004 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 29/06/2015 as amended on 26 Sept 2024

Charitable objects

3.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING (INCLUDING THE SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING) OF PERSONS RESIDENT ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD; AND 3.2 TO RELIEVE PERSONS RESIDENT ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS (INCLUDING ANY NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AS A RESULT OF ANY ILLNESS, DISEASE OR DISABILITY)VE THAT SPECIAL FACILITIES MAY BE PROVIDED FOR PERSONS WHO BY REASONS OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES MAY HAVE NEED OF SPECIAL FACILITIES AND SERVICES; AND/OR 3.2 TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH AND WELL BEING THOUGH COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION: AND/OR 3.3 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY CONSISTENT WITH THE OBJECTS ABOVE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Area of benefit

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

OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
25 Leeming Road
Borehamwood
Hertfordshire
WD6 4EB
Phone:
07786267300
Email:
hello@nyumbani.org.uk
Website:

http://kisomofoundation.org.uk Open in new window