THE SAVANNAH EDUCATION TRUST

Charity number: 1104896
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Trust aims to provide an education for some of Ghana's most needy children, through the provision of infant and primary schools, and associated feeding and teacher training programmes.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £334,684
Total expenditure: £321,105

People

6 Trustee(s)

1 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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Ghana

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 July 2004: Standard registration
  • 26 September 2024: Funds received from 1021175 TANNER TRUST
Organisation type:
Other
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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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
PAUL BENJAMIN RAMSBOTTOM MA, MST Chair 23 June 2004
MERCY SHIPS - U.K LTD
Received: On time
Dr Helen Skelton Trustee 31 January 2024
None on record
Matthew Roe Trustee 31 January 2024
None on record
Richard Howard Cooper BA Trustee 30 March 2016
None on record
STEPHEN ANDREW RAMSBOTTOM BSC PGCE Trustee 01 September 2004
None on record
HOWARD OLIVER HICKMAN Trustee 23 June 2004
PROVIDENCE STRICT BAPTIST CHAPEL
Received: On time

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 £239.32k £330.32k £471.13k £348.32k £334.68k
Total expenditure £387.87k £218.92k £266.88k £372.28k £321.11k
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 28 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 28 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 25 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 25 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 26 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 26 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 25 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 25 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2020 20 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2020 20 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 23 JUNE 2004

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF PERSONS LIVING IN GHANA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE CREATION OF SELF-SUPPORTING SCHOOLS IN THE UPPER WEST REGION.

Area of benefit

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

GHANA

Contact information

Address:
58 APPLEDORE GARDENS
LINDFIELD
HAYWARDS HEATH
RH16 2EU
Phone:
01444483884
Email:
paul@savannahtrust.org
Website:

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