Camara Education UK Ltd

Charity number: 1135540
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Camara uses technology to improve education and increase life opportunities for some of the poorest children in the world. We do this by setting up Digital Learning Centres (DLCs) in schools and training teachers how to effectively use those Centres to teach their students. We operate in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £411,093
Total expenditure: £556,473

People

9 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

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England
  • Ethiopia
  • Ireland
  • Kenya
  • Tanzania
  • Zambia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 April 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CAMARA LEARNING LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
06985729 Open in new window
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
  • 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
  • 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Cormac Eugene Lynch Chair 24 September 2020
None on record
Veronica Bolton Smith Trustee 14 February 2024
None on record
Jessica Elizabeth Wren Trustee 17 January 2022
None on record
Rushi Millns Trustee 17 January 2022
None on record
Frank Oliver Lehmann Trustee 24 September 2020
None on record
Richard John Basham Trustee 19 March 2020
GREENWICH HOMELESS PROJECT
Received: On time
ANDREW PETER SINGER Trustee 13 September 2016
None on record
ANDREW JARVIS Trustee 01 November 2010
FACE EQUALITY INTERNATIONAL
Received: On time
JOHN Dominic Weare BROWN Trustee 10 May 2010
SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £406.51k £65.68k £147.28k £501.24k £411.09k
Total expenditure £291.04k £161.29k £191.51k £517.88k £556.47k
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 N/A N/A N/A £33.60k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £467.64k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £517.88k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 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 December 2023 08 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 08 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 18 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 18 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 04 November 2022 4 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 26 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 26 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 09 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 09 October 2020 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8 AUGUST 2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 3 MARCH 2010 as amended on 03 Apr 2019

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF PEOPLE IN LESS DEVELOPED AREAS OF THE WORLD THROUGH THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY (I) THE REFURBISHMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF COMPUTERS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT TO THESE AREAS FOR THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, (2) THE PROMOTION OF E LEARNING, THROUGH THE TRAINING OF TEACHERS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED STAFF IN THE USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICT) TO ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN THESE COUNTRIES, AND (3) THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL CONTENT FOR USE ON COMPUTERS

Area of benefit

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

THE WORLD

Contact information

Address:
241A PORTOBELLO ROAD
LONDON
W11 1LT
Phone:
020 8670 1225
Email:
ukcomputers@camara.org
Website:

http://camara.org Open in new window