GRIFAID

Charity number: 1135952
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Grifaid Charity is about safe water for all, providing access to safe drinking water for families and communities, resulting in the relief of hardship, the preservation of health and the support of education among people in poverty residing in developing countries.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £16,512
Total expenditure: £24,165

People

4 Trustee(s)

8 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
Where the charity operates:
  • Bangladesh
  • Belarus
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Burma
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • Ethiopia
  • Ghana
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iraq
  • Ivory Coast
  • Kenya
  • Lebanon
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Nepal
  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
  • Philippines
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • The Gambia
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 May 2010: Standard registration
  • 13 May 2020: Funds received from 1176234 THE WAMALA PROJECT
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JOHN DALTON GRIFFITH Chair
None on record
ROGER AUSTIN GRANT Trustee 21 January 2019
EAST DURHAM CIRCUIT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
Dr FAITH MARGARET WILLIAMS Trustee 02 March 2015
None on record
GILLIAN BARBARA GRIFFITH Trustee
None on record

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 £44.85k £19.17k £41.77k £92.00k £16.51k
Total expenditure £7.33k £23.94k £5.69k £22.52k £24.17k
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 03 February 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 Not required
Annual return 05 April 2023 25 March 2024 49 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 25 March 2024 49 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 09 February 2023 4 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 09 February 2023 4 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 09 February 2022 4 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 Not required
Annual return 05 April 2020 28 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2020 02 February 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 21 APRIL 2010

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE HARDSHIP, PRESERVE HEALTH AND SUPPORT EDUCATION AMONG PEOPLE IN POVERTY RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN COUNTRIES TYPICALLY CLASSED AS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES INCLUDING BENIN, INDIA, GAMBIA, GHANA, MALI, NEPAL, NIGERIA, PAKISTAN, RWANDA, SIERRA LEONE, SOMALIA, SRI LANKA, TANZANIA, UGANDA AND ZAMBIA AND BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT".

Area of benefit

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

BENIN, INDIA, GAMBIA, GHANA, MALI, NEPAL, NIGERIA, PAKISTAN, RWANDA, SIERRA LEONE, SOMALIA, SRI LANKA, TANZANIA, UGANDA,AND ZAMBIA

Contact information

Address:
Grifaid Charity/The Safe Water Trust
Unit 8 Tower Road
WASHINGTON
Tyne And Wear
NE37 2SH
Phone:
01913400583
Email:
info@safewatertrust.com
Website:

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